2024-02-10 06:37:12
Governors and intendants of different political parties They were unified in a rejection of President Milei’s decision to eliminate subsidies for public passenger transportation in the interior of the country, a measure that was announced on Thursday after the collapse of the omnibus law in Congress.
In turn, the UTA released a statement indicating that “in the face of a scenario of removing subsidies after several years of their implementation, We cannot but express our deep concern about the possible consequences that this measure will generate on the development of the activity. and its impact on the source of employment of the more than 80,000 fellow workers”.
He Bottom Compensandor of Transportation It represents the majority of the income of bus lines. Without the Nation’s funds, it is estimated that the ticket would have to go from about 340 pesos to 1,100 pesos to sustain the service. On Friday, the suspension of the rotation of the Teacher Incentive Fundwhich also puts in check the relationship of the governors with the educational community a few days before the start of classes.
The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adornireferred this Friday to the removal of subsidies for transportation in the interior and clarified that the Government had announced it in the first days of its administration and that the rates are the responsibility of the provinces and municipalities.
But the truth is that the National funds financed the bulk of the system and the provinces or municipalities do not have the back to assume the difference. Estimates indicate that with the decrease in subsidies bus tickets inside would go from 340 to 1,000 or 1,100 pesos. For its part, the national government clarified that it would maintain the social rate and that the subsidies would be channeled through the SUBE system, which is known to be little spread in the interior of the country.
On Thursday, a group of 17 mayors signed a statement denouncing the delicate situation in which transportation users are left with the president’s decision. They also reported that they do not rule out going to court after exhausting the political bodies. In the document they anticipate that they will meet next week in the City of Buenos Aires to unify their claims, and they also invited the provincial legislators and the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos, to participate in the conclave that will be held on Thursday at the Casa de Córdoba. The most affected territories are the cities of Córdoba, Rosario and Santa Fe that bring together the largest number of passengers and transport lines.