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SowetanLive reports that taxi operators say rising fuel costs could lead to increases in fares as they seek to recover losses.
According to officials of the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), commuters will hear at the end of month whether fares will increase as a result of the recent fuel price hike. Gauteng Santaco spokesperson, Midday Mali, said taxi operators were definitely concerned about the recent fuel price increase, which came into effect on Wednesday and the association would engage its members on whether fares should be increased. He commented as follows: “We are considering increasing fares but we have it at the back of our minds that we are ferrying the poor of the poorest. People are unemployed. We are ferrying pupils, people going to work and people are not paid accordingly. These are some of the factors we are going to take into consideration when making our decision. NTA spokesperson Theo Malele called for government intervention to assist the taxi industry. “The government should exempt the taxi industry from paying some of the heavy levies on fuel. I cannot, at this point, say if we are going to increase fares and at what margin. But there is sentiment that this might be the case. We will meet provincially on Thursday and the national executive committee will meet on March 23 to find solutions on what we will do,” he indicated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mpho Koka at SowetanLive
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