LONG DISTANCE BUS FARES RISE DUE TO OVERTIME, FUEL COSTS|統聯客運宣布漲價 國光.和欣擬跟進

Ubus announced on its Facebook page that starting from Feb. 13, it will begin to raise fares. The fare from Taipei to Kaohsiung was originally NT$399, and will be raised to NT$470. Taipei to Tainan will be raised to NT$370. Other passenger buses also intend to implement price increases, but the time and amount are still being developed. Carrying large pieces of luggage, there are many passengers at the national bus passenger terminal. Under the impact of the new Labor Standards Act amendment, Ubus announced on its Facebook page that, from Feb. 13, it will begin to raise fares, raising protest from frequent passengers. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== For those who take these buses frequently, it will be hard. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== For transport there is no option, you still have to use it, but of course our wages don't rise. From Feb. 13, Ubus will raise fares for 90 percent of its routes, with fares on main routes rising by an average increase of 22 percent. Taipei to Kaohsiung will rise by NT$50 to NT$80. Taipei to Taichung by NT$40 to NT$70, and Taipei to Tainan by NT$60 to NT$150. This is a rise of 68 percent from the promotional prices. The Taipei to Kaohsiung route was originally NT$399 in the promotional period and will rise to NT$470. The Taipei to Tainan line, will rise to NT$370. Ubus said due to the new labor regulations there was a substantial increase in overtime, coupled with the gradual rise in oil prices, so that the total operating costs have increased more than the company can bear. Thus it decided to adjust its fares. Not only Ubus announced price increases, but Ebus, Kuo Kuang and other companies are also ready to raise fares. ==WANG YING-CHIEH Vice Chair KUO KUANG== Rises have been approved by the DGH and we cooperate with the government by raising fares after the Lantern Festival. ==YANG HSIANG-SHU Gen. Mngr. Ebus == Apart from staff costs, the cost of fuel has risen as has the costs for our downstream business associates, all these have led to use needing to adjust fares Faced with the fare rises, the Directorate General of Highways said it had hoped that the bus transport industry would adjust its fares after the Lantern Festival, but the rises did not violate DGH agreements. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 提著大包小包的行李，國道客運轉運站裡搭乘的旅客還真不少，但受到一例一休的影響，統聯客運在臉書粉絲團宣佈，從下週一2月13號起開始調漲票價，讓常坐客運的民眾大喊吃不消。 ==民眾== 對如果常坐的民眾來講的話 應該是蠻辛苦的啦 ==民眾== 因為交通就是 好像也是不買不行 所以你還是必須要買 但是薪水也沒有漲 從下週一起，統聯有9成的路線都做調整，主要路線平均漲幅22％，台北到高雄調漲50元到80元，台北到台中調漲40到70元，台北到台南調漲60到150元，促銷時段漲幅更達到68.1％，像是台北-高雄線促銷時段原本399元，調整後為470元，台北-台南線，調整後為370元，統聯表示，在勞動新規影響下，加班費大幅提高，加上油價逐步走揚，總營運成本增加已超過公司能負荷範圍，因此決定調整票價，不僅是統聯宣布漲價，包括和欣、國光等業者也蠢蠢欲動。 ==國光客運副董事長 王應傑== 已經跟公路總局已經核備了 我們是希望配合政府啦 元宵過後我們再來調整 ==和欣客運總經理 楊尚書== 人事成本嘛 第二塊就是油價 第三塊就是我們的下游廠商 這都要跟我們做一個調漲的部分 沒有有確定的一個(調漲幅度) 面對業者票價調整，公路總局表示，本來就希望國道客運業者元宵節後再調整票價，統聯客運並沒有違反公路總局的協議。 記者 吳雅瑜 陳信隆 台北報導