Fares increased by RD$5 and RD$10 pesos

[NewsWhore]

During an assembly of bus and 'publico' drivers, the executive committee of the New Option National Transportation Federation (Fenatrano) decided that the public cars would increase fares by RD$5 on the short routes and by RD$10 on the longer routes and the bus fares would stay the same. Fenatrano president, legislator Juan Hubieres made the announcement. He noted that the 10,000 public car drivers that are affiliated to the syndicate work in the National District, the province of Santo Domingo and in other provinces approved the increase, and a series of marches, work stoppages and picket lines at government institutions starting at 9:30am. He signed on 3 July 2008 when the barrel of oil was at US$148 and gasoline was sold at RD$154 and RD$155, diesel was RD$140 and LPG was RD$55.

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