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Transport and aviation are impatient with gasoline prices

“After the epidemic caused great damage, so far, all activities have almost returned to normal, but our revenue is still very low. Passengers are getting fewer and fewer, and freight transportation has also decreased significantly. Currently, my company loses nearly 2 billion VND every month but does not dare to increase ticket prices and fares for fear of losing customers. taxes and fees, I’m worried I won’t be able to stand it,” said Mr. Thuy.

According to Mr. Nguyen Anh Leo, Director of the No. 4 Passenger Car and Transport Cooperative (HCMC), transport activities are in a low period, if the price increases according to the petrol price, it will lose customers, partners will also lose customers. refused to renegotiate the price because the contract was signed in advance. “We can only increase the price by about 10% on weekends as a surcharge to make up for the cost of petrol, but on weekdays we still cannot increase the price,” said Mr. Leo.

Mr. Le Tan Hau, Director of Tan An Gia Transport and Tourism Services Co., Ltd., also said that he tried to negotiate with some partners who are travel companies to increase transport prices according to petrol prices, but were all unsuccessful. “They said that tourism has just recovered, now that the increase in transportation prices will greatly affect the tour price, no one will travel anymore. For retail customers, they only dare to increase the price by about 5% compared to before, but it is not absorbed. compared to the times of adjusting gasoline prices” – Mr. Hau gloomily.

As noted by the reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, in the past few months, many transport enterprises could not stand it and were forced to gradually sell their cars to pay their debts, even closing down or going bankrupt. Mr. Tran Hoang Cong, Director of HT Transport Co., Ltd., said that in the past, his company had more than a dozen tractors and nearly 20 large trucks, but due to fierce competition, fuel costs increased. while the number of customers was decreasing, he had to sell less cars and narrow his business. “Currently, my company only has 12 vehicles, of which only two container tractors are left,” said Mr. Cong.

According to Mr. Le Trung Tinh, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Passenger Car Transport Association, with the current increase in gasoline prices too high, it has exceeded the tolerance of transport enterprises. In order to support the transport industry, ministries and sectors need to boldly cut some fees and taxes on gasoline to reduce this daily temperature. In particular, businesses suggested that excise tax should not be collected on gasoline because it is an essential item, not a luxury item.

Not only road transport enterprises have difficulty, but the continuous record-breaking gasoline prices also make businesses in the aviation sector impatient. Vu Duc Bien, General Director of Vietravel Airlines, said that the airline has now restored 100% of domestic routes compared to before the 4th Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City. The current number of visitors exceeds April 2021 by about 20%. At the current speed, Vietravel Airlines plans to add more routes this summer and at the end of the year, increase the fleet of aircraft to start exploiting international routes.

Such expectations and plans, but high gasoline prices are putting great pressure on businesses, specifically, the price of Jet-A1 jet fuel has now reached 140 USD/barrel. “This is a huge challenge for airlines, some airlines may have to stop flying if fuel prices continue to rise. In this context, it is very difficult to reduce airfares but expect after problems When international issues are resolved, fuel prices will cool down and remain at 80-100 USD/barrel, although still high, but it will be “easier to breathe”. fees to ensure the most reasonable ticket price,” said Mr. Vu Duc Bien.


Nguyen Hai – Thai Phuong

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