Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw, says bus and taxi fares, will increase in short order, to alleviate the economic pressures on public passenger vehicle operators.
He was speaking at the Victoria Mutual pension empowerment seminar for transport operators this morning.
Minster Shaw explained that the security forces will be clamping down on drivers, who are over charging passengers.
He says the ministry has received the license plate numbers of several such offenders.
Hykel Nunes has more.
The new Minister of Transport declared that he will cleaning up the affairs of the sector.
Under the previous Transport Minister, Robert Montague’s leadership, there was a 15 percent fare increase.
However, Audley Shaw revealed that another fare increase is in the pipeline.
Minister Shaw says several PPV operators are charging passengers incorrect fares.
He says the police will be intervening.
The transport minister says the government has evidence of these breaches.
