Rome – The 2016 starts with a real blow in terms of transport: families spend 1.4 billion euro more of last year. And ‘the contention of the Codacons. “The increases in motorway tolls, in fact – reads a note – were added as of 1 January, also sensitive to price increases trains. Not only. Coast more even from the plane, due to the increase of the additional on air tickets. “
” For highways are increases average of 0.86% but – warns President Carlo Rienzi – for many taken the increases are only suspended and could be unlocked soon. Added to this are heavy tariff increases for trains: for the high-speed ‘have seated the January 1, 2016 the average ticket price rises + 2.7% reaching 3.5% share on certain routes heavily used by travelers as the Rome-Milan. What’s more, increased by 2.5 euro also the municipal surcharge on air tickets, which brings the ‘heavy tax odious to 9 euro per passenger, 10 if you start from Ciampino or Fiumicino. ” Next to highways, planes and trains Codacons expects for 2016 “increases for the entire sector of transport (ferries, public transport, taxis, ships).” “A real blow will fall on the Italians – says Rienzi – to the point that families in the course of 2016 will spend a total of over 1.4 billion euro more for voice only transport”.
ADUSBEF-Consumers Association – The increases in highway tolls, the toll, train and airport taxes will have direct and indirect impact of 2.4 billion representing an increase of 104 € year per family. These estimates ADUSBEF-Consumers Association. “We had already calculated in our estimate of year-end – declare the presidents of the two associations, and Elio Lannutti Rosario Trefiletti – increased annual spending increases of 37 € for highways Telepass and in addition increases for trains and airport taxes to a total figure of EUR 67 per year. In fact, we wish to recall especially the transport sector is the most decisive for the indirect costs that are determined by tariff increases and direct price that expand cascade throughout the economy. This is not good of course to our families who are already suffering from their lack of purchasing power aggravated by children and grandchildren and to support the unemployed, but also cost tourism that should entice more and not to depress market demand for a sector that should be critical to our economy. “
Ministry of Transport – The increases in highway tolls” concern only 6 of the 26 sections under concession, with a total increase of tolls, compared to national network, by 0.86%. “And ‘what we read in a note from the Ministry of Transport, that the changes” so depend on the specific agreement of each company “. The Ministry of Transport also asks to extend the motorway concession facilities for commuters. The MIT pressed that “adjustments motorway tariffs are determined pursuant to the stipulations laid down in the conventions between the State and the motorway concessionaires and by law: the increases are calculated on the inflation rate and the remuneration of the spending for investments carried out and take account of operational efficiency, to the benefit of users. The increases in 2016 – continues the Mit – unique to 6 of the 26 sections under concession, with a total increase of tolls, compared to the national grid, 0.86%. Changes therefore depend on the specific agreement of each Company ‘. “In particular, adds MIT,” the company’ Autostrade for Italy, an increase of 1.09% comes from the return of previous investments, in the Single Convention Additional Act of 2007 and signed in 2013. The change of the Company ‘Satap A4, of 6.5%, and’ related to investment in the third and fourth lane in the Turin – Milan; while the Company ‘Road of Parks, the increase stems from the need’ recognition of expense for the adjustment of the Rome – Length. For Satap A4 and the Route of Parks and ‘planned the recovery of compressions tariff made in previous years, necessary to exclude excessive increases futuri.Per the Company’ periodic affected by the update of the Economic Plans – Financial, it was agreed, as part of the technical committee with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to postpone any change to the date of approval of these acts in order to exclude multiple and repeated increases during the year. “Commitment to the benefit of users, MIT continues, “and ‘the request from the Ministry, all the companies’ dealerships, to extend until 31 December 2016 the rate reduction on a national relating to commuters who travel the highway, 50km up, to reach the workplace, expired at the end of last year “. (AGI)
(2 January 2016)
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