The Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Carriers Associations (FEMATRO) has postponed the entry into force of the new tariffs of semi-collective transport of passengers from Monday to the 20th of this month.
The Mozambican Federation of Road Transport Carriers’ Associations said on Sunday that the date for the new fares to come into force would be changed from 13 to 20 February.
“There will be no more fare increase this Monday, as we had announced. We are still in talks with the Government to see what the increase would be for the metropolitan region. The Government has urged our members that there is no need for us to charge and we are waiting for their pronouncement next week. We think it is better to back off because we are not at war with the Government, we are simply negotiating,” said Paulo Muthisse, FEMATRO spokesperson.
The increase in fuel prices and operational costs for the maintenance of vehicles are the reasons given by transporters for the worsening of the passenger transport fare.
“It is not only the price of fuel, there is also the issue of wages, the cost of tyres, lubricants, parts for the repair of vehicles, among other aspects that make the cost of transport more expensive.”
FEMATRO said it will make a statement within a week, as soon as it has the Government’s pronouncement, on the mechanisms for charging the new tariff for semi-collective passenger transport.
According to the new table announced by FEMATRO, the price of “chapa” will increase, in the Metropolitan region of Maputo, from 12 to 19, from 15 to 22 and from 18 to 25 Meticais.
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