Although the policy will lower the cost of living, it wo n’t take effect until the government relinquishes control over Bangkok’s electric train lines.
The Thailand Consumer Council (TCC ) supports the Transport Ministry’s plan to cap the fare on mass transit electric train services at 20 baht per trip, according to Saree Ongsomwang, TCC secretary-general.
She also suggests that the government set aside a “fair” resources for all provinces ‘ public bus service.
Ms. Saree claimed that Pheu Thai’s campaign promises made before the election next year included the 20-baht energy coach fare in an interview with the Bangkok Post.
In his” Vision for Thailand 2024″ talk, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra also touched on the subject.
If the authorities recovered exclusive electric train projects from businesses, he claimed the 20-baht cover might be achieved.
He claimed that the government had fixed the ticket prices and start introducing congestion fees for car users, as well as that the money could be used to pay for the subsidy of public transportation.
” Setting the flat rate at 20 baht can definitely be done”, Ms Saree said, adding that if it is successful, it will be an unprecedented reform of the mass transit system.
Similar to the 30-baht general care policy in the past, it was likely to receive sizable support.
She claimed that those who currently drive personal vehicles will be more likely to realize the advantages of using public transportation as more people begin to use the affordable and convenient mass transport system.
They will gradually begin using the electric rail company, which may lead to a decrease in industrial waste, she said.
The state is now unable to fully utilize the flat rate fare because of agreements made by the government to private companies for the construction and operation of some energy train lines, she said.
” Commuters must spend varying expenses while using various train service”, she added.
” One guest’s round-trip suffer from their house to their office may total between 100 and 200 baht.
” Many folks would ]rather ] pay for their own automobile in instalments given this price,” she noted.
She claimed that the TCC conducted an analysis of the possible costs associated with using an electronic train service and discovered that the average cost per person would only be 16 ringgit for each trip if the registration fee, which is collected by electric train operators, is not paid.
” The 20 bass level fare for the whole range is achievable when every column is owned by the government,” she said.
She suggested that the government should think about shifting funds to be used to purchase electronic train concessions from private companies for building expressway projects.
If a private company wo n’t let the government buy the concession, the ministry is n’t required to act right away.
They ought to keep off until the agreement period is over. For instance, the BTS Green Line concession’s commitment will disappear in 2029.
But, if it’s a unique line– such as the recently-introduced Yellow and Pink Lines– the government may deal with the companies to get them to market their concession.
According to Ms. Saree, the agreement cost should also be good to the personal business.
Exploiting money from the Land Transport Department’s car registration registration fees is a further way to determine the budget for the purchase of the agreement.
According to Ms. Saree, the division can use this strategy to bring in about 50 billion baht periodically.
She said the money can be used to purchase the electric train concession and that it can also be used to obtain public trucks for every state.
” Vehicle purchases usually cost 6 million rmb,” she said.
” The government will need to spend about 33 billion ringgit on 5, 390 cars if it can get 70 buses for each of the 77 provinces.”
” More people will benefit if the funds are used in this way ]rather ] than if they were used to build an expressway,” she added”. The Expressway Authority of Thailand, for instance, intends to build a 34 billion ringgit double-decker bridge job.
She added that while great cities should think about implementing a monorail project, the government should pay more attention to the demand for public transportation in rural areas.
To link commuters to those electric rail services, the capital city needs a more intensive intermediate transportation system, with more common buses and boats.
” Every state has an obligation to offer the most effective, inexpensive and most suitable mass transit system probable,” she said.
The government will be able to collect money from the cost that private car [drivers ] pay to enter the inner parts of the city, which would help to ease traffic congestion, if this is accomplished.
All of this is done in accordance with the tenet that the minimum income may not exceed 10 % of regular traveling charges, according to Ms. Saree.
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