NewsWhore
03-17-2008, 03:30 PM
A press release from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce indicates that if the transport unions, especially the ones that transport hundreds of thousands of workers who flock to Santo Domingo on a daily basis, choose to increase their fares, the government will put an end to the subsidy on diesel fuel. The recent leap in oil prices on the world commodity markets has led to huge increases in gasoline and diesel prices in the Dominican Republic. The warning from the ministry says that the government will "take steps" in case the union leaders decide to put a halt to the on-going dialogue "and go down the road of strikes..."
The press release points out that the Ministry has provided 1.5 million gallons of diesel fuel in order to "ensure that the public is not affected by the rising costs of fuel." The following day, the El Caribe reported that the Unified Transport Union (CNTU), whose members include 1,900 vehicles that haul fruit and vegetables from Jarabacoa and Constanza, rejected the government threats, especially in view of the fact that the unions use in excess of three million gallons a month and the government is providing "a little more than a million". "Besides that," according to union leader Ramon Perez Figuereo, "we have all the freight haulers that supply the markets." Another union leader, Juan Hubieres, the bearded head of FENATRANO, told El Caribe reporters that he doubted that there would be fare hikes.
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The press release points out that the Ministry has provided 1.5 million gallons of diesel fuel in order to "ensure that the public is not affected by the rising costs of fuel." The following day, the El Caribe reported that the Unified Transport Union (CNTU), whose members include 1,900 vehicles that haul fruit and vegetables from Jarabacoa and Constanza, rejected the government threats, especially in view of the fact that the unions use in excess of three million gallons a month and the government is providing "a little more than a million". "Besides that," according to union leader Ramon Perez Figuereo, "we have all the freight haulers that supply the markets." Another union leader, Juan Hubieres, the bearded head of FENATRANO, told El Caribe reporters that he doubted that there would be fare hikes.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)