Updating the tariff on Urban Public Transport – Come and Go – Portimão Urban Circuit will be discussed this Wednesday, September 21, at a Chamber meeting. The new tariff will take effect from October 1st.
The update proposal assumes an average increase of 13%, «a value lower than that defined by the Government for urban public transport in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto», stresses the Portimão City Council in a statement.
The municipality recalls that the last update of the tariff “dated from April 2010”.
The proposal foresees an increase of 16% in tickets purchased on board, commonly used by tourists, 13% in the case of pre-purchased tickets (non-regular users) and 10% in monthly passes (which are the most used by the local community) .
A total of 67% of Vai e Vem users use a pass, so the 10% increase in the monthly fee represents an additional cost per trip of 5 cents.
The municipality says it has opted for "an update that penalizes residents in Portimão and regular users less"
The update is as follows:
|
1 Zone |
2 Zone |
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|
Signature/Pass |
Set-11 |
Oct-11 |
Set-11 |
Oct-11 |
| Monthly |
20,20€ |
22,50€ |
22,90€ |
25,00€ |
| Student * |
10,10 € |
11,25 € |
11,45 € |
12,50 € |
| Senior + 65 * |
10,10 € |
11,25 € |
11,45 € |
12,50 € |
| Mob. Reduced * |
10,10 € |
11,25 € |
11,45 € |
12,50 € |
*In these cases, the City Council supports the difference in the monthly subscription (€11,25 per student/senior/red. mob.). In the case of needy families, the autarchy will bear the full cost of the Monthly pass.
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