The reduction in transport frequencies and the drop in passengers in La Plata have generated great repercussions and discomfort, however, this is not an exclusively local phenomenon.
According to data from the main transportation company (Unión Platense) that operates in the city of La Plata, more than 500,000 passengers stopped using this means to travel: The high costs of the ticket added to the poor quality of the service force passengers to look for other alternatives.
At the same time, the head of the Urban Transport Business Chamber, Daniel De Ingenisdeclared in an interview1 that »the descent of passengers It goes hand in hand with the fall of industry, construction, and commerce. They also affect wages below inflation».
This statement offers a broader view of the problem and is consistent with a key fact: The transportation crisis is going through several provinces of our country. So, if it stops being an exclusively local problem, it is because in addition to the municipal or provincial government There are more people responsible, right?
The Argentine Passenger Transport Federation issued a official statement where they declare that »the possibility of continuing to circulate is in real risk due to factors that exceed the companies». The statement denounces:
- National State Debt: social compensations are owed for January, February and previous months
- Fuel increase: increases that are not reflected in the ticket price
- unfair competition: use of other non-legitimate means of transportation
Likewise, the Federation requests a urgent intervention of the authoritieswhere established contracts and laws are respected.
It should be noted that During President Javier Milei’s campaign, the elimination of subsidies and rates in public services was proposed.and obviously the promise was fulfilled: in 2024 the national government eliminated the Interior Compensation Fund, which had the duty to subsidize transportation companies throughout the country.
The discomfort due to the drop in frequencies, the high cost of tickets and the suspension of drivers It is produced in several provinces in addition to Buenos Aires: Corrientes, Chaco, Santa Fe, Catamarca and Jujuy2.
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