Nghe An: 17 units declared reduction in transportation fares

Tien Dong• August 18, 2022 14:34

(Baonghean.vn) - After gasoline prices have decreased for many consecutive sessions, Nghe An Department of Transport has urged businesses and transport units to declare and post fares, and implement fares in accordance with the reduced fuel prices.

According to statistics, currently in Nghe An province there are 68 licensed units.passenger transport business, including 38 fixed-route passenger transport businesses, 5 bus passenger transport businesses, and 25 taxi passenger transport businesses.

After the Nghe An Department of Transport inspected and urged, many passenger transport businesses reduced ticket prices. Photo: Tien Dong

Surveying the actual situation at bus and truck stations in the area, we learned that after the price of gasoline and oil decreased, transport units also proactively reduced fares. Mr. Nguyen Van Quoc, representative of a business with passenger cars running the Vinh - Hanoi route, said:When fuel prices increase, although knowing that it will affect customers, who always support the business, but that is an unavoidable reason, the business has to propose to increase ticket prices. Currently, the price of gasoline has decreased, so the company has proactively reduced the price, because if it does not reduce, customers will also react and lead to the risk of losing customers.

Mr. Nguyen Sy Thang - Head of Transport Management Department, Nghe An Department of Transport said: On August 3, 2022, the Ministry of Transport issued Official Dispatch No. 7919 on implementing Official Dispatch No. 679 dated July 31, 2022 of the Prime Minister on strengthening price management and operation measures.

Freight rates for freight transport businesses have also been adjusted down. Photo: Tien Dong

After receiving the directives from the Ministry, Nghe An Department of Transport also issued many directives to transport businesses on the construction and declaration of appropriate reductions in transport fares when fuel prices decrease. Because in fact, from June 21, 2022 to the present, fuel prices have been adjusted 4 times, in which E5 RON 92 gasoline price decreased by 7,730 VND/liter (from 31,920 VND/liter to 24,190 VND/liter), Diesel price decreased by 7,260 VND/liter (from 30,610 VND/liter to 23,350 VND/liter).

In particular, on August 8, 2022, Nghe An Department of Transport also sent officers to join the interdisciplinary team to inspect and review price declarations and posted transportation fares chaired by the Department of Finance.

Through inspection and supervision, up to now, 17 units have declared fare reductions (there are 3 fixed-route passenger transport business units that have not declared fare reductions: Duc Lan Company Limited, Phuc Loi Joint Stock Company, Nghe An Passenger Transport Service Cooperative). However, according to the reports of the transport business units and the review of the Department of Transport, at the time the 3 units declared fare increases, the fuel prices (gasoline, oil) were lower or higher but not significantly compared to the fuel prices adjusted to decrease on August 11, 2022.

According to Mr. Thang, in the coming time, the Department will continue to urge transport businesses to declare and reduce transport fares accordingly when fuel prices decrease. At the same time, the Department of Transport Inspectorate will coordinate with relevant units to strengthen inspection and examination of compliance with price posting and collection of service fees at the listed prices of transport businesses, and strictly handle acts of taking advantage of unreasonable price increases and collecting higher prices than the declared and listed prices./.