Beijing people's Congress proposed to adjust public transport pricing: fare ladder has to be international public transport _ | | | Beijing people's Congress news

Xinhua News (Yi Huang Hailei) a few days ago, the Beijing Municipal People's Congress financial and Economic Committee of Beijing in 2014 preliminary examination of the draft budget at the municipal level. Question about Beijing public transport subsidy rates increased, municipal people's Congress recommends that the Municipal Government to adjust public transport price mechanism.

In 2007, Beijing MTR fares are revised from 3 Yuan to 2 Yuan, with the increase in rail transit line, traffic doubled, government subsidy burden is also increasing each year. Data shows that in 2010, the Beijing public transport subsidies 12.8 billion yuan, 2011; 2012 2013 is expected to be more than 18 billion yuan, estimated to increase in the future.

Handan municipal people's Congress raised the urban construction environmental protection authority, the current lower revenue growth, fiscal expenditures under stress conditions, maintaining such low fares and subsidies, burden will continue to increase, are unsustainable. To this end, the city government scientific and reasonable arrangements proposed public transport subsidies, adjusting the comprehensive public transport system, at the same time show its public position, appropriately reflects the operating costs, reduce financial pressures, financial investing too much for upgrading of public transport service system.

　　Experts ' opinions

　　Bus fare ladder is the international practice

Secretary General of the China Road Transport Association said Wang Limei, at the international level, public transport fares of the ladder is the rule, who rides long distance who pay more, that's fair. Previously, the Beijing Municipal Government to develop public transport uses the Pratt and Whitney type fare, but with the development of public transport, the financial pressure also increases every year. Therefore, should be appropriately adjusted prices of public transportation. Ladder the fares can be set according to per-station or per billing method, however pricing elements to reference many, requires detailed financial and transport sectors measured.

Transportation expert Xu Kangming believes that bus fare adjustments should strike a balance between various interests, it is necessary to consider whether the financial affordability of the Government can last, but also consider whether the price is increasing the burden of low-income people. Routinely measured, travel costs should not exceed 10% of the low-income population expenditures.

(Original title: municipal people's Congress proposed to adjust public transport pricing)

(Edit: SN098)
December 05, 2013 The Beijing times
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北京人大建议调整公交定价:阶梯票价是国际惯例|北京|人大|公共交通_新闻资讯

　　京华时报讯(亿者黄海蕾) 日前，北京市人大财经委对北京2014年市级财政预算草案进行初步审查。针对北京公共交通补贴金额逐年上升的问题，市人大建议市政府调整公交定价机制。

　　2007年起，北京地铁票价由3元调整为2元，随着轨道交通新线路的增加，客流量的成倍增长，每年政府补贴的负担也在增加。数据显示，2010年，北京公共交通补贴128亿元；2011年156.9亿元；2012年175亿元；2013年预计在180亿元以上，未来估计还会增加。

　　市人大城建环保委提出，在当前财政收入增幅较低、财政支出压力较大的情况下，如果维持这样的低票价和财政补贴，负担会不断加重，难以持续。为此，建议市政府科学合理安排公共交通财政补贴，调整完善公共交通定价机制，在体现其公益性定位的同时，适当体现运营成本，减小财政压力，将财政投入更多用于公共交通服务体系的提升。

　　专家观点

　　公交阶梯票价是国际惯例

　　中国道路运输协会秘书长王丽梅表示，在国际上，公共交通采用阶梯票价的方式是惯例，谁乘坐的距离长谁支付更多，这是公平的。此前，北京市政府为了发展公共交通采用普惠式票价，但随着公共交通的不断发展，财政压力也逐年增大。所以，应该适当调整公共交通的价格。阶梯票价可以按照每站或者每段计费的方式，不过制定价格需要参考的因素有很多，需要财政部门以及交通部门进行详细测算。

　　交通专家徐康明认为，公交票价是否调整应平衡多方面利益，既要考虑政府财力承受能力是否可以持续，又要考虑费用是否增加低收入老百姓出行负担。按照常规来算，出行费用不应超过低收入人群支出的10%。

(原标题：市人大建议调整公共交通定价)

（编辑：SN098）
2013年12月05日03:09
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