With rising fuel prices, VTC taxi Bordeaux drivers are worried.
Due to the conflict in Ukraine caused by the war in Ukraine, the cost of oil increased dramatically. The increase in the price at the pump has worried taxi Bordeaux drivers. Fuel is the primary cost for taxi drivers when it comes to expenditure. Due to the conflict in Ukraine and the war in Ukraine, oil prices soared. In certain gas stations, the cost per Liter has surpassed the two-euro mark.
A taxi driver in Lyon Talk to us. At the beginning of his career, the price per Liter was just one euro. In 19 years, the amount is more than two times that. “To reduce the pain, we put it on gradually. When I return home, psychologically, I feel less pain” Try to put Thomas in perspective by filling with the pumps. Thomas, who was a cook, takes a full daily. “At the end of the month, we are between 300 and 400 euros more,” the cook calculates, after including “each time we pay an amount of our salary, then grind our teeth. We’d like to see it get better. But is it going to get better? >>
The race price, “We don’t transfer the rise in the cost of fuel to our customers. For us, it’s a significant loss of revenue. The moment the price exceeded the limit of two euros for a liter, it was a considerable blow to the entire profession, “deplores Abdelatif Grine,to an online magazine, vice-president of the National Federation of Independent Taxis (FNTI) and the president of the Rhone branch.
Following two consecutive years of Covid-19 and the shortage of tourists brought on due to the health crisis,
The work of the VTC taxi industry continues to be impacted.
“Either the prices go down, or the state will have to put more of its hand in the pocket,” says the vice-president of the FNTI, who says that the amount of 15 centimes for each milliliter in April’s first week that the state announced is not enough.. Proposals to the government burden of TICPE and taxes on fuel, VAT, which increased between 5.5 and 10%, or even the tariffs blocked for medical transportation. The list of things taxi vtc bordeaux drivers dislike now is growing with the rising cost of fuel based on the uncertainty of conflict in Ukraine. So the national unions (FNTI, UNT, FNAT, and UNIT) have made two ideas for the government to better their work conditions. First, they return VAT to 5.5 percent and quarterly payment of TICPE tax on fuels.
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