translated from Spanish: Taxi and remises drivers seek to change jobs for low profitability

In the context of a meeting of entrepreneurs with provincial government authorities next week, in order to achieve a new tariff hike, there is concern in the sector. It is that Mendocino taxi drivers and remissivemen stated, once again, that the situation is “unsustainable”. Fernando Sáez, owner of the Association Owners of Taxis and Remises de Mendoza (Aprotam), emphasized that the drop in activity is around 30%. In January of this year, the taxi and remises fare had an update of 35.5%. This figure differed from that requested by Aprotam, which was around 63%. Since then, the values have been the same: $28.35 flag drop for taxis and $29.45 for remises; meanwhile, the token per kilometer traveled costs $1.49 and $1.53 respectively.” This increase, this update of the tariff corresponded to 2018, so this year there was still no adjustment of values and the situation is chaotic not only for the entrepreneurs but also for the workers themselves,” Sáez told Diario El Sol.The owner of Aprotam accuses at this time to the provincial government, because, after the adoption of the Mobility Act, the situation of taxi drivers and remisseros, they say, worsened.” The situation is critical and we don’t know how we’re going to go. Today we can say that cars are wired because we don’t have money to make the right arrangements. For example, a spark plug cable breaks and one has to pay $1,600, just for the cable, without spark plug, it’s really crazy,” said the entrepreneur. The reality of drivers 
In the province there are about 2,000 cars that make up the source of 3,500 drivers, of which 700 were lowered this year and sought another job. Keep in mind that a driver takes 30% of the gross revenue by day, that’s the profit and, if we translate it into numbers, we’re talking about $400 or $500 a day”Today, getting in a taxi is no business for anyone , and the Government is solely responsible for this. We are invaded by platforms like Uber and Cabify and trickcars. If a person does not have a job, the same government says, ‘Subite to a car and cargá passengers’, Saez lashed out.It is expected that by next Tuesday at 10 o’clock Aprotam and the government will meet. In this note:

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