Taxis brace for added costs as new tax to drive up price of LPG

[JG34JA]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

'The cabs' don't get the choice. The fare price (in QLD at least) is set by the government (department of transport) after a submission of figures from the dispatch companies largely surrounding their own costs to run their in-house cars.
So 100% of drivers and 90% of taxi operators just simply have to accept the fare rates, no matter what.

Gotta love central planning

[Jastel]

What do the other 10% do?? How do I get in that group?? LOL

You are essentially correct in that the rate is set by the government in consultation with the industry. At the moment there is a rate for SE Qld and a slightly higher rate for the rest of Qld, due to higher prices for EVERYTHING outside the SE corner.
The rates are only reviewed twice a year normally so the taxi fares wont go up overnight, you should have another few months until the LPG price rises and the carbon tax flow through.

This rise has been know about for years and was supposed to come in last year (I think) but got delayed due to the GFC or something.

Point is it is not a sudden moneygrab, just part of the continuos moneygrab.

[Mr Hardware]

The other 10% Jastel own a stinkload of licences that give them a stake that can steer the corrupt-at-the-top ship that is the taxi industry.