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06-04-2008, 02:00 PM
At least two transport unions have put a halt to the announced increases in passenger and freight costs. Ramon Perez Figuereo, the head of the National Central of Unified Transportation (CNTU) and Juan Hubieres, the head of the Fenatrano group announced their decision to heed Vice-President Rafael Alburquerque's call for patience. According to El Nuevo Diario, Perez Figuereo said that he would present the government with his proposals for tackling the challenges presented by the high price of oil. Perez Figuereo said that after a meeting with Alburquerque during which they talked about the operational costs of passenger and freight haulage, his union decided this was not the right time to increase fares. The union leader said that he was going to present the government with a proposal that set out the real costs of operating a minivan or car. Perez Figuereo also showed reporters a car that had been switched from LPG (Propane) to natural gas. He also outlined the projected conversion of 1,000 vehicles to the use of natural gas. Juan Hubieres said that the Fenatrano union would give the government at least a ten-day window to come up with some sort of solution to the record price of fuel.
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