City Bus Fares Going Up After 1/1/2014

[D.B. Cooper]

From Clarin newspaper... "Según el nuevo cuadro tarifario, el boleto mínimo pasará de $1,50 a $2,50. En tanto que el valor para la segunda sección subirá de 1,60 pesos a 2,70 y para la tercera sección se irá de $1,70 a $2,85."

http://www.clarin.com/politica/aumento_del_boleto_de_colectivo_0_1055294710.html

 

[glasgowjohn]

But still the cheapest fares in Latin America......

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Let them eat cake.

 

[scotttswan]

and has cut SUBE subway tariffs by 40 percent to benefit “the most vulnerable sectors.”

 

[glasgowjohn]

Let them eat cake.

Pan dulce may be the only option at the moment......

 

[nicoenarg]

So when the city government raises subte prices they are "gorilas y militares!" But then the national government does the same thing and no one so much as even raises an eyebrow?

Bus, subte and train fares are still, even with all the increases, dangerously low. It is impossible to do proper maintenance with the amount of money that comes in with these fares (even when you calculate in all the subsidies).

 

[nicoenarg]

and has cut SUBE subway tariffs by 40 percent to benefit “the most vulnerable sectors.”

I don't think that was in reference to the subway. They will get a 40% reduced rate (which is still an increase) on their bus fares if they have the SUBE card:

Respecto de los planes sociales, la resolución aclara que tendrán subsidiado el 40% del valor del pasaje los beneficiarios de "la Asignación Universal y el Programa Jefes de Hogar" y quienes "pertenezcan a grupos de afinidad como jubilados y pensionados, personal del trabajo doméstico y veteranos de la guerra de Malvinas". Y aclara que para gozar de ese beneficio, los usuarios deberán poseer la tarjeta SUBE debidamente personalizada con el atributo social y/o el grupo de afinidad que le corresponda.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

So when the city government raises subte prices they are "gorilas y militares!" But then the national government does the same thing and no one so much as even raises an eyebrow?

Bus, subte and train fares are still, even with all the increases, dangerously low. It is impossible to do proper maintenance with the amount of money that comes in with these fares (even when you calculate in all the subsidies).

That's without mentioning how many people actually pay the fares (especially on the suburban trains).