In Kiev, four carrier companies confirmed an increase in the fare in the minibuses. This was reported by the representatives of the Public Transportation Service of Kiev, Ukrainian News reports.. "As of January 22, about the rise in price of fare on bus routes of general use of Kiev operating in the mode of fixed-route taxi, the carrier companies Yaroslav-Avto, Soyuz-Avto, Aven-Yezer and DM-Kievtrans reported," the message says.. According to the legislation, local authorities are deprived of legitimate reasons to influence tariffs for transportation of passengers on public bus routes operating in a fixed-route taxi. Tariffs for transportation of passengers are calculated in accordance with the Methodology for Calculating Tariffs for Passenger Road Transport Services, approved by the Ministry of Transport and Communications in 2009.

In accordance with the methodology, the tariff for transportation on city bus routes of general use in Kiev, which operate in the mode of a fixed-route taxi, is free and is formed by each carrier independently. As previously reported, earlier part of Kiev carriers raised the fare for 1-2 UAH. The rest promised to do it in the near future. In the cabs of minibuses posted explanatory notes in which the reasons for the rise in price are named - an increase in the price of fuel and spare parts. In Kiev there was a "golden" minibus Author: 1.