The Cibao Transport Federation (Fetraci) announced yesterday, Tuesday 7 January that as of next Monday, 13 January public shared taxi fares in Santiago and other areas of the north would increase by between five and 10 pesos per journey.
Fetraci general secretary Basilio Valerio said that the increase was being introduced to assist with the operational costs that are increasing daily and highlighted that more than 30% of the drivers in Santiago and the north did not receive the free gas card (Bonogas) that the government has distributed to compensate drivers for the high cost of fuel.
He said that only President Danilo Medina could prevent the increase from taking place by agreeing to give the Bonogas card to more than 2,000 drivers in the region who did not have it.
The transport union leader concluded by saying that there had been no price increases since 2008 despite the increase in operational costs.