Following the 'heating cost bomb', public transportation fares, which are the 'feet of the common people', are increasing one after another across the country.
As prices fluctuate due to oil price hikes and public utility bills are competitively rising, the burden felt by the people is expected to increase.
According to local governments across the country today (1st), the rate displayed on taxi meters is increasing even faster.
Due to the rise in transportation costs such as labor costs and LP gas prices, an increase in transportation costs is inevitable.
Gangwon-do raised the basic taxi fare by 500 won from 3,300 won in April last year, and Ulsan City raised it by 700 won to 4,000 won on the 1st of last month.
Daegu City also raised the basic fare to the same level as Ulsan City on the 16th of last month, and Seoul City also raised the basic fare for medium-sized taxis by 1,000 won to 4,800 won at 4 am today.
As taxi fares in Seoul have risen, local governments that have been watching 'notice' are urging their steps.
Daejeon City plans to raise the taxi fare from 3,300 won in the first half of this year, but the taxi industry is asking for it to be raised to 6,000 won.
The Chungbuk taxi industry is requesting an increase in the basic fare from 3,300 won to 4,800 won, the same as Seoul, and the province plans to prepare an increase in the first half of the year through services.
The city of Busan is also in the mood to consider raising taxi fares.
Incheon City decided to raise the base rate from 3,800 won to 1,000 won soon, and Gyeonggi-do is considering raising the base rate from 3,800 won to 1,000 won or more around March or April.
Gwangju City is tinkering with a plan to increase the basic rate from 3,300 won to 4,000 won, and Gyeongsangnam-do has also decided on the same increase as Gwangju, but the implementation date is being delayed.
Jeonbuk-do decided to raise the price from 3,300 won to 500 won, and sooner or later hold a public hearing and the Price Policy Deliberation Committee to set the final price increase.
However, Chungcheongnam-do and Sejong City are not reviewing the basic rate increase, and Jeju Island also decided to freeze it until the first half of the year.
These cities and provinces are suppressing the voices of city bus fare hikes, but other regions are speeding up the fare hikes.
After Gangwon-do raised city bus fares from 1,400 won to 1,700 won last month, Ulsan and Daegu are also considering raising city bus fares.
Chungcheongbuk-do and Daejeon City are in the position that there are enough factors to increase city bus fares, but it is still premature, and Gyeongnam Province and Gwangju City have not made plans to increase city bus or subway fares.