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The Deputy Minister of Transportation, Econ. Emiliano R. Fernandez, led a meeting this Tuesday with representatives of public transport unions and businessmen, in which the situation generated by the international increase in fuel prices and its direct impact on the operation of the system was addressed, clarifying that the price of the ticket is not under discussion and remains unchanged. There is a situation that we must address, marked by a significant increase in fuel, and that is what the unions came to propose. We are going to work on it and evaluate it within the Executive, because the final objective is for the buses to continue circulating. They have to circulate. That is the commitment, stated the vice minister. In this sense, he stressed that any decision must comply with the current legal framework, particularly Decree No. 710/2023, which regulates the public transportation subsidy scheme. Likewise, he explained that diesel represents between 32% and 37% of the cost structure of passenger transportation, which shows its direct impact on the sustainability of the system. Based on this, he pointed out that the Vice Ministry of Transportation works in coordination with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to evaluate measures to respond to the situation. Ensure system operation As part of this process, it asked companies to present their fuel purchase invoices, in order to have real and updated data that allows the impact to be measured and an appropriate response defined. Time is not an ally in this context. We are analyzing alternatives that regulations and financial availability allow, with the urgency that the sector needs, he indicated. Finally, Vice Minister Fernandez was emphatic in clarifying that an increase in the price of the ticket was not discussed nor is it being analyzed, and he reiterated that the priority is for citizens to continue having the public transportation service. Date: March 24, 2026
