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10-31-2008, 05:30 PM
The Land Transport Office (OTTT) has called for urban, suburban and inter-urban bus fares to be reduced by RD$2 to RD$30, depending on the kilometers traveled. The OTTT also said that AMET traffic police would be enforcing this. Transport union leaders said they are in no position to reduce bus fares because the government has yet to fulfill its side of an agreement signed in July aimed at reducing the prices of petroleum derivatives and spare parts. OTTT director Franklin Beltre Cabral said that any transporter who fails to adhere to the new resolution would have their vehicle impounded and would not be allowed to drive on their route. CNTU and CONATRA bus unions say they have already reduced their fares, but passengers are complaining that drivers keep charging the previous rates, which are RD$5 to RD$20 higher. Transport union leaders have reacted angrily to the OTTT's declarations, saying they do not have the legal force to impound vehicles or the right to ask for fare decreases. CNTU president Ramon Perez Figuereo said, "we will not yield to any blackmail or pressure from the government."
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