Bus companies to launch strike Thursday over taxi bill

Taxi drivers call for the passage of a bill to designate taxis as public transportation like buses and subway, which would provide more financial benefits to taxi drivers.  The controversial bill, which would recognize taxis as a mode of mass transit, unanimously passed throuh Transport and Maritime Affairs Committee last Thursday and now waits for approval in the parliamentary plenary session.  This bill will put the taxi companies and drivers under management, which means the government determines taxi driver’s salaries and other operational details.  The drivers will be guaranteed a stable income and the companies will be eligible for government compensation for losses, all of which would come from state coffers.

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On the contrary to this, Bus drivers don’t want taxi to be a public transportation.  They believe that they have to share subsidies with taxis, receive less funding and allow them to use bus lanes, so the bus association would go on a nationwide strike by expressing strong opposition to this move if the bill passes.



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