The Transportation Coordination Center (UKOME) of the Turkish capital Ankara introduced a choice to extend public transport fares within the nation’s second most populated metropolis after a gathering on Monday afternoon.
The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (ABB) final week revealed the intention of tabling a proposal for elevating public transportation fares to adapt to UKOME’s agenda, owing to growing gasoline prices.
According to the brand new determination efficient Jan. 15, 2023, the brand new fares are decided as TL 9.5 for a full ticket as a substitute of TL 6.5, and TL 4.75 for a scholar ticket as a substitute of the present TL 3.5. Meanwhile, the limitless month-to-month scholar subscription will see an increase from TL 90 to TL 140.
An announcement by the municipality stated that the worth of 1 cubic meter of CNG (compressed pure fuel) utilized in EGO General Directorate buses elevated from TL 1.67 in April 2019 to TL 20.77, indicating the hike stood at greater than 1000%. It additionally stated that the full expense of the EGO General Directorate in November 2022 stood at TL 382 million ($20.34 million) and the ticket earnings was TL 120 million, leading to a month-to-month deficit of TL 262 million.
“This loss has been subsidized from the ABB budget allocated for citizens for months, but the cost burden and taxes have been increasing day by day,” the municipality’s assertion learn.
The issued assertion additionally identified that the gasoline difficulty affected the ABB probably the most as a result of it’s the municipality with the biggest bus fleet operating on CNG. The municipality officers stated they “regretted to say” that the said fares shall be efficient from Jan. 15, whereas noting that they urged related ministries ”to make a brand new tariff regulation in favor of residents owing to the CNG worth hike.”
“If this arrangement is not made, it will be necessary to raise ticket prices again, without which it will not be possible for EGO to continue functioning smoothly,” famous the assertion.
