Drivers apply fare cuts today

[NewsWhore]

A significant reduction in shared taxi and bus fares will be applied starting today, according to the CNTU, Conatra and Mochotran transport unions. Meanwhile, Fenatrano president Juan Hubieres reported that between today and tomorrow his drivers would reduce fares from between RD$2 and RD$5 on city routes and from between RD$10 and RD20 on inter-city routes. The inter-city routes would be reduced from between RD$10 and RD$15 pesos according to the three transport unions that announced fare reductions starting today. CNTU president Ramon Perez Figuereo reported that his union would apply the fare reductions starting this morning, but he did not say how much. Meanwhile, drivers from Conatra will apply fare cuts of between RD$10 and RD$15 pesos on their inter-city routes, but not on city routes, according to union vice-president Manolo Ramirez, who said that they needed to meet with the Fenatrano drivers as well as those belonging to CNTU, Mochotran and other unions in order to lower the 'publico' fares.

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