The Bishkek City Hall announces the start of discussion of legal regulation and the collection of proposals from interested parties. Website of the City Hall says.
It is noted that the current fares for travel in the capital’s public transport do not provide the necessary amount of financial resources for passenger auto enterprises and private carriers in the face of rising operating costs. This leads to the impossibility of carrying out operational repairs, maintenance of vehicles and timely replacement of tires in accordance with the standard service life. Companies cannot renovate the road transport vehicles due to the unprofitability of public transport. In addition, there is a gap in the regulation of fares in public transport in Bishkek when using transport cards.
The City Hall proposes to raise public transport fares in the capital, taking into account operating costs and inflation.
It notes that this is necessary to ensure uninterrupted, high-quality transportation of residents and guests of the city. In addition, due to this, the economic condition of municipal and private passenger transport enterprises is expected to improve, and it will be possible to timely maintain the road transport vehicles and update them. In addition, the social status of employees of enterprises and carriers will improve and staff turnover will decrease.
To date, three municipal enterprises, as well as 27 private carriers, are engaged in transportation of passengers and luggage in Bishkek.
