Last week, the Chamber of Deputies’ committee for industries and services approved a series of amendments to the taxi legislation.
One of the amendments introduces unitary tariffs for taxi services, to be set by local authorities.
According to the antitrust watchdog, it is impossible to set a correct unitary tariff, considering costs registered by private transporters are different.
The current taxi legislation allows operators to charge any tariff they want, without exceeding a maximum cap set by local authorities.
The states that implemented unitary tariffs for taxi services are currently working on eliminating them, the antitrust watchdog argued.
Another amendment bans routes outside the locality where the taxi license was issued.
According to the Competition Council, authorities should take into account consumers’ preferences and the characteristics of each locality.