The government has announced that it will expand taxi supply by boldly improving taxi-related regulations to solve the problem of late-night taxi rides, and consider adjusting late-night call rates.
Eo Myung-so, 2nd Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said at the 'Party Council for Resolving Late-Night Taxi Ride Problems' held at the National Assembly today (28 tablets), "Recently, the lack of late-night taxis in Seoul and other metropolitan areas has been causing inconvenience to the public for several months." "As a government official, I feel responsible," he said.
“Due to the poor treatment of taxi drivers, 29,000 out of 102,000 corporate taxi drivers moved to other industries such as courier and delivery after Corona 19, and in Seoul, 10,000 out of 30,000 corporate taxi drivers It is a situation where the number of late-night taxis is insufficient because of the change of jobs.”
Regarding measures to alleviate the late-night taxi crisis, Vice Minister Eh said, "We will boldly improve taxi-related regulations, such as taxi sub-divisions, to expand taxi supply and actively increase late-night public transportation."
He added, "We will actively activate taxi services and means of transportation tailored to the needs of consumers in line with the mobility era."
Prior to this, the People's Power Policy Committee Chairman Seong Il-jong said in his remarks, "The top priority for alleviating the late-night taxi crisis is the supply of sufficient taxis. We need to boldly break down various regulations in the taxi industry, such as the taxi subdivision that has blocked the flexible taxi supply." , ordered an alternative to the late-night fare system.
He also said, “We need to expand late-night public transportation through diversification of transportation means such as owl buses and guarantee the people’s right to transport late at night. demanded.
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