The increase of 2 pesos in the transport rate in the State of Mexico increased pressure in the negotiations between authorities and transporters to adjust the rate in the capital, stated the secretary of local government, Cesar Cravioto.
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“Of course it generated greater pressure for the City, because if it was already double in Edomex, then with the two pesos increase there was a greater difference,” he acknowledged.
In conference, after the increase in 1 peso and 50 cents to the cost of the ticket in Mexico Citythe local official explained that in the negotiation there were different positions of the concessionaires, from requesting an increase in 3 or 4 pesosuntil the rate is equal to the Edomex.
“The position of the Government of Mexico City was that we had to put the capital’s pockets at the center, in addition to improvements to the service. That is why the increase was only 1.50,” he stated.
In your message, Cravioto Romero highlighted that the increase in the rate continues to leave the Mexico City with the most accessible transportation cost for users, compared to other entities such as Aguascalientes, Chihuahua and Coahuila.
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“The rest of the transportation handled by the City will not have an increase: Metro, Metrobús, Trolleybus, Cablebús, Light Rail. So the inhabitants of the City have different alternatives to choose one transportation or another,” he concluded.