‘Hardworking’ cabbies push to raise fares to ease petrol price burden | hijessicayun
Australia’s taxi industry is urging state and federal governments to ease pressure on cab drivers paying for soaring petrol prices out of their own pockets by allowing for an increase in regulated cab fares and slashing the fuel excise.to pass on higher fuel costs onto passengers, drivers in the traditional taxi industry have been forced to absorb them because cab fares are based on rates regulated by government agencies that differ in every state.
“It is our hardworking cabbies that bear the brunt,” said A2B Australia head of public affairs David Samuel. “13cabs is asking state governments across the country to adjust regulated taxi fares to account [for] the sharp increase in fuel prices. “It’s tough on [the drivers]. They’re already underpaid in our view. That’s just another additional hit they’ve got to cop off the back of COVID.”undertaken by the Essential Services Commission calling for the higher petrol costs to be addressed. The review will be completed in September 2022.
But governments should not wait for reviews to be completed before acting, he said. “This is something that needs to happen fairly quickly … we need to give that support and relief quite urgently.”NSW’s transport and roads agency said it acknowledged the industry’s concerns. “Transport for NSW will consider the request from the NSW Taxi Council, including the impact on customers and industry,” a spokesperson said.
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