Gasoline and Taxi Fares Scheduled to Increase
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The price regulating agency said Tuesday that taxi fares and the price of gasoline were going up.
Super gasoline is going up 34 colons per liter or about 6 U.S. cents. Plus gasoline is going up 33 colons a liter.
TAxi fares are going up 25 colons for the first kilometer to 455 colons or about 78 U.S. cents. Subsequent city miles will be at 416 colons each, an increase of 30 colons. Fares for vehicles used for the disabled and rural vehicles are slightly different/
The agency, the Authoridad Regulatora de Servicios PúblicosPúblicos has cut taxi fares about percent in March reasoning that fuel prices had come down.me down.
Both increasess areexpecteded to tax effect Sept. 16 when the decision is published in the La Gaceta official newspaper.
The agency also reminded passengers that because legally they have the right to choose the route, they also must pay for any tolls that the taxi driver has to pay.
The gasoline price follows the change in certain economic indicators between July 31 and Aug. 13. Among these are the international price of petroleum and the devaluation of the colon. There were similar increases for diesel and other petroleum products.
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