Shanghai taxis implemented new prices yesterday and drivers said business was frustrated "more hard"

Yesterday (August 1st), netizens broke the news that many drivers of the Shanghai Fuxin taxi company were out of order. "Daily Economic News" reporter was informed that the labor supervision department has been involved in the investigation.

Just yesterday, Shanghai taxis have all implemented the price standard after the rise. Taxi drivers generally stated that there was little improvement in living conditions after the tariff adjustment. Some drivers stated that after the price adjustment, the business suffered setbacks, gross income did not increase every day, and oil price subsidies also fell sharply, but they felt even harder.

Experts in the industry believe that the bottleneck of the development of the taxi industry has become prominent. If the problem of profitability of taxi drivers cannot be solved in time, the industry will be severely hit.

The driver stopped the labor department to intervene yesterday afternoon, netizen buxtehude Weibo broke the news: "This morning, several drivers of the Fuxin taxi company, for the pension issue, occupy the entire straight lane near Xianxia Road."

The reporter of “Daily Economic News” called Shanghai Fuxin Taxi Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Fuxin Lease) for the first time. A Lu name staff member of the company said that the labor and social security department has stepped in and negotiated relevant issues raised by the driver. .

Yesterday evening, the reporter once again called for a new lease, and Mr. Lu replied: “The labor investigation department has already investigated and left. We don’t have to pay pensions. We have done what our company has done.”

However, Mr. Lu still failed to give a corresponding explanation as to why the taxi driver of the company was out of service in the morning.

Subsequently, the reporter learned from the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Shanghai's Changning District that the current scene has subsided and preliminary investigations of the taxi company have paid social insurance premiums. However, the staff also stated that the specific results have not yet come out. It needs to be further investigated and it needs the opinion of Shanghai's traffic department.

The freight rate increased and the driver said "more hard"

Yesterday was the first day of Shanghai taxi price adjustment. "Daily Economic News" learned from the Shanghai Shipping Administration and the taxi companies such as Dazhong and Haibo that the new meter has been completely replaced. The new starting price was implemented on August 1st, that is, Shanghai. Taxi start-up costs in the district were adjusted from 12 yuan to 14 yuan, and regional taxis were adjusted from 10 yuan to 12 yuan (including fuel surcharges of 1 yuan each).

However, the reporter learned from a number of taxi drivers in Shanghai that their living conditions have not improved. Some drivers stated that after the price adjustment, the business suffered setbacks, daily gross income did not increase, and oil price subsidies also fell sharply, but they felt even more. It is hard work.

In an interview with the "Daily Economic News," Li Yuheng, a senior research fellow of China Investment Consulting Co., Ltd., said, "Similar taxi outages directly reflect the bottleneck of the development of the taxi industry. If the problem of profitability of taxi drivers cannot be resolved in time, then the industry Will be hit hard."

At the same time, Li Yuheng also said that the simple shift of operating costs to consumers and taxi drivers has two results. On the one hand, the increase in operating prices has resulted in a substantial loss of consumers in the short term, and the driver’s operating income has been greatly reduced, which is not conducive to protecting driver’s income levels. To combat the business enthusiasm of the industry; on the other hand, although the government has reduced the financial burden, it has affected the normal development of the entire taxi industry, but it has reduced the total amount of taxes.

Li Yuheng pointed out that the purpose of price adjustment by the government departments is to promote the healthy development of the taxi industry, but from the current situation, taxi drivers do not seem to be able to obtain greater profit margins. Therefore, the government needs to play a corresponding administrative regulatory role at this time. To ensure the healthy and effective development of the taxi industry in Shanghai, on the one hand, the government must solve the problem of a sharp drop in taxi driver's income in the short term, and it can obtain an industry buffer period by adjusting the money in a short period of time; on the other hand, it needs to urge consumers, operators, and renters. Car companies share the cost pressure.