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03/03/2015
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Card User will increase 15%
Gustavo Ribeiro
Rio - Passengers pay the subway with the single ticket will have a fare increase, the current R$ 3.20 to R$ 3.70, from April 2. The readjustment of 15.62%, occur because the state government will cut the subsidy call 'social tariff'. Thus, the value of the ticket will be the same for those who pay in cash or with the card.
Since May last year, when it happened the last adjustment, the card users pay R$ 3.20 and the state subsidizes the rest of the so-called 'modal rate', which is charged to those who do not have the Single Ticket and is at R$ 3.50. On Thursday, the Agetransp, regulatory agency of the state of transport, authorized an adjustment of the modal rate to R$ 3.70, from April 2. The increase of 5.71%, follows the change in inflation by the Market General Price Index (IGP-M), calculated by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.
Passengers pay the same amount with or without Single Ticket
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The State Department of Transportation said in a statement that the decision to match the social tariff to the modal value "is based on the need to reduce government subsidy, given the fiscal situation that passes the state and the country."
The decree determines the increase of R$ 0.50 at the gateway to use the One Ticket was published in the Official State Gazette on Monday. The Agetransp clarified that only fixed the 'modal rate', and that the social is defined by the state government. Users need to be informed of the adjustment with 30 days in advance by the concessionaire.
Barca train and maintain rate
The passengers of the boats and trains will continue with the benefit of social tariff, said the state Transportation Department. On 2 February, the passage of SuperVia rose 3.12%, from R$ 3.20 to R$ 3.30, while the social rate jumped more than 10%, from R$ 2.90 to R$ 3, 20. On the 12th, the price of boats increased 4.16%, from R$ 4.80 to R$ 5. Have the Single Ticket rose 12.9%, from R$ 3.10 to R$ 3.50.
Source: The Day
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