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Private bus owners demand for fare hike or fuel subsidy

02 Jun 2020

The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) has called for a bus fare hike due to lack of passengers. President of LPBOA, Gemunu Wijeratne  speaking to The Morning stated that many passengers are not travelling by buses due to the scare of contracting the coronavurs.  "Many passengers are opting for alternative modes of transport." He further noted that with social distancing guidelines private buses are only able to accommodate 50% of the normal passenger capacity and that in order to cover the losses the government must increase the bus fare by 1.5%. He said if the government is not able to increase the bus fare, it should at least provide a fuel subsidy for private bus owners. The request comes against the back drop of the government approving a 6.5% increase in bus fares mid last month.  

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