Car companies require adjusting tariffs for transport of passengers in Moldova

17:26 | 20.08.2019 Category: Economic

Chisinau, 20 August /MOLDPRES/ – The Association of Employers of the Car Transport Operators (APOTA) has requested the adjustment of tariffs for the regular road passenger services. It argues that if the request is ignored, then it could be organised a carrier strike. The Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Vadim Brinzan, has said that the authorities are trying to identify solutions to this issue.

In a request submitted to the Minister of Economy, signed by several domain companies, APOTA specified that the delay in adjusting the tariffs for the transport of passengers leads to destruction of branch. Also, for this reason, the transport companies suffer daily losses, and the security of the road traffic and the level of passenger comfort is undermined, specifies the procedure.

"We no longer have drivers, because we cannot provide them with a decent income, we no longer have transport units, because the revenues do not allow us to renew the vehicle fleet, we do not have locksmiths, mechanics and welders, because persons with such qualifications are fired from our companies,” said APOTA.

In a reply, the Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Vadim Brinzan, has said that he will have a meeting on 21 August with the carriers, which will address this issue.

"It is a serious problem, affecting not only carriers but all citizens of Moldova. Since 2013, the tariffs have been frozen and each time the carriers tried to increase them, it intervened the Government. As a result, the car fleet has become obsolete, we have worse, older and less secure buses. Similarly, many of the carriers went to work unofficially, in order to be functional. Tomorrow, I shall meet with representatives of the car transport industry, with whom we shall discuss it. We shall find solutions to solve the problems of the carriers and at the same time we shall try to identify a way of not affecting the persns with low incomes”, concluded minister.

The carriers have repeatedly requested tariff adjustments in recent years, claiming that they bear losses.

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