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Taxi Organizations Warn of Protest Action over Bus Lane Access, Fare Increase

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Taxi drivers and operators are prepared to take lawful protest action following the decisions made on September 24 concerning access to bus lanes and an update to taxi fares in Sofia, according to a joint position the Bulgarian News Agency has received from the Union Taxi, the Еurореаn Confederation of Taxi Chambers, Associations and Unions, and the European Center for Transport Policy. The organizations noted that, within a single day, the parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications rejected a proposal allowing taxis to use bus lanes and the Sofia Municipal Council approved a 5.3% increase in the minimum and maximum taxi fares. Neither decision is in line with the proposals put forward by the taxi industry organizations, they added. According to the position, the decision on fares was taken despite objections from the industry regarding the calculation of the fuel component and calls for the agreed methodology to be applied correctly. “The taxi industry feels deceived, bet

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