Taxis want to return the “course” for 12 dirhams!.. The high price of diesel fuel is igniting conflict, and the professionals are threatening escalation!

صحافة بلادي — The controversy has returned strongly to the Moroccan street overUrban transport pricing via small and large taxisAfter trade union and professional bodies representing taxi drivers and operators raised the ceiling of their demands calling for a review of the current tariff and raising the minimum “course” from8 dirhams to 12 dirhamsThis is justified by the continuing rise in fuel prices, maintenance costs and spare parts.

Taxi professionals complain about the erosion of their daily income due to gasoline

Representatives of the professional unions in the taxi sector confirmed that the professional driver is now working long hours without being able to achieve a profit margin that covers the expenses of “Roseta”, Casual, and daily living, pointing out that the applicable pricing no longer keeps pace with the jumps witnessed in energy prices in the national and international market, and demanding urgent intervention by the regional authorities or expanding the support directed to professionals.

Citizens between the hammer of high prices and the anvil of daily transportation

On the other hand, these demands created a widespread wave of dissatisfaction among citizens and taxi users in various Moroccan cities, who considered that raising the “course” to 12 dirhams would constitute a severe blow to the purchasing power of families, employees, and students, demanding that the government link any support for transportation professionals to improving services, respecting the meter, and protecting the pocket of ordinary citizens.