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Urban transport crisis: Companies suggest doubling the ticket price in Tirana

2022-09-30 16:14:35Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Urban transport crisis: Companies suggest doubling the ticket price in Tirana
Urbani in Tirana

The main operators of urban transport raise the concern of the financial instability of the sector influenced by the increase in the price of oil and the decrease in the number of passengers.

The companies recommend doubling the price of the urban transport ticket in the capital from 40 ALL to 80 ALL as a solution. The demand for a 100% increase in the ticket price was also stated by the operators at the beginning of March when the increase in the price of oil started.

"The price of oil is unaffordable by urban transport companies. Giving subsidies is an extremely good solution, since by subsidizing the price of oil we are managing to supply the same price as before the growth period. Due to the subsidy, the price of oil reaches 130 ALL per liter, which was bought before the price crisis.

But if this will not be a long-term help, the sector is unlikely to survive. In this situation, when expenses for oil have increased and the number of passengers is decreasing, the solution for the sector would be to double the price of the ticket or fulfill the financial requirements, from the reduction of VAT to the removal of the excise duty on oil", he declares. for Monitor, the director of the urban transport line Kombinat-Kinostudio-Tufinë, Mr. Kostandin Foni. Urban transport ticket prices in Tirana are not determined by the companies, but by the decision of the municipal council.

So to come to the aid of the sector due to the increase in the price of oil, the government approved the decision to refund 100 lek per liter for the oil spent for the months of August-September-October. This is the second anti-crisis package to help the sector. The same package was used to reimburse the oil for the months of March-April-May. While for the months of June and July, urban transport as a whole suffered from the increase in costs due to the increase in the price of oil, since there was no subsidy. The operators in August warned of termination of the subscription if measures were not taken by the government.

Earlier, the companies raised the concern that they continue to have a decrease in the number of passengers, a phenomenon that started during the pandemic period and continued to deepen due to immigration. The main operators of urban lines in the capital said that currently the number of passengers is 40% less than in 2019, which is considered the pre-crisis period. Due to the drop in passengers, companies in this sector are operating with a reduced fleet of buses. According to the data of the Municipality of Tirana for the period January-June 2021, the number of passengers using public transport is 49% less than the same period of 2019.

Pas rihapjes nga pandemia (shërbimi i transportit rinisi aktivitetin më 6 korrik 2020) shërbimi i transportit urban në Tiranë u përball me rënie të pasagjerëve deri në 60%, ndërsa u përdor 75% e flotës të autobusëve. Për t’i mbijetuar krizës në këtë periudhë operatorët i kërkuan qeverisë plotësimin e 4 kërkesave financiare si: subvencionimi i të ardhurave të munguara për subjektet transportuese si pasojë e kufizimeve të protokollit të sigurisë; Heqja e akcizës dhe e taksave të karburantet, siç është zbatuar dhe në sektorë të tjerë të ekonomisë; Zbritja e TVSH-së në shitje nga 20% – 0% për vitin 2020 dhe rikthimin në nivelin 6% në vijim si sektori i hoteleri turizmit; Rimbursimi në burim i kategorive të cilat përfitojnë transport publik falas.

In addition to the decrease in the number of passengers, the sector was also suffering from high oil costs. In October 2021, the National Association of City Transport announced a 50% interruption of service due to the burden of costs from the Covid-19 crisis and the increase in the price of oil. In the October 10 letter sent to Prime Minister Edi Rama so that the sector does not risk bankruptcy, the National Transport Association requests the fulfillment of 4 financial requirements, such as: Compensation of the single-use ticket fee 30 ALL/ticket; Compensation of the monthly subscription ticket, general subscription in the amount of ALL 600/subscriber; Compensation of the monthly line subscription ticket, 600 ALL/subscriber; Fee compensation for the student ticket./Monitor


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