Social network users outraged by rise in fares in Grozny

The Chechen Ministry of Transport and Communications has raised the fare for minibuses by 10 rubles to 43 rubles. Social media users have found the prices too high.

The fare for minibuses with unregulated fares in Grozny has increased to 43 rubles. The increase is due to a number of economic factors - a 50% increase in the prices of buses and components, a 20% increase in fuel and lubricants, and a 50% increase in the cost of servicing and operating rolling stock. The 39% increase in the minimum wage and inflation over the past three years, which has reached 30%, are also taken into account, the Grozny Inform agency reported, citing the Chechen Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The ministry explained that in accordance with Federal Law No. 220-FZ, regular transportation is divided into two types: regulated and unregulated. On routes with regulated fares, the price is set by the State Committee for Prices and Tariffs of the Chechen Republic. On routes with unregulated fares, the fare is set by the carriers themselves, based on the financial and economic situation. The last time the fare on routes with unregulated fares was revised was January 1, 2023. New fares are necessary to maintain the stability of transport companies and ensure high-quality passenger service.

The message about this was reposted by the Instagram public "ChP Grozny", which has 653 thousand subscribers. By 17:27 Moscow time, it had garnered 202 comments.

Most of the authors of comments in Russian considered the new fares to be inflated.

"Wow? Pay such a fare to travel like a herring in a can? They don't think about people at all. Let those who set such prices ride in minibuses! How are pensioners and students supposed to travel? Raise people's salaries then," wrote user 8.9.2.8.a.

"Why not 50 rubles? We have more money than we can handle!" - asked nmutuzova295.

"Where can we get them? Why don't you write? How should students pay? I'm not even talking about pensioners, pensioners don't even have enough for medicine because they pay exorbitant utility bills. How are ordinary people supposed to live, please tell me. All our prices are the same as in Moscow, so why aren't salaries the same as in Moscow?" - dina777diva was indignant.

"And how much will the salaries go up?" - elina_elona asked.

"When will the salaries go up?" - aura 12.07

"Why aren't the salaries going up? Benefits? Scholarships?" - zairab97 asked.

Note that the Grozny Inform report says that the price went up on October 1. A number of users in the comments reported that these prices are already in effect.

"Not from October 1, but they have already increased it," noted am.he.da.

"Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote that on December 16, 2022, the Chechen Ministry of Transport reported that from January 1, the cost of travel in minibuses in Grozny will increase by five rubles, lj 33 rubles, and on five routes (in the direction of Grozny - Argun, as well as between Grozny and Starye Atagi, Novye Atagi, Chiri-Yurt and Dubi-Oil) in the villages, the cost has already been increased. Minibuses are overcrowded, and the increase in fares outpaces the growth of salaries and pensions, social media users noted. Then Grozny residents reported that the fare had increased ahead of schedule. The head of the Chechen Ministry of Transport called this information unconfirmed, but promised to take action against violators.

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