Taxis get subsidy to soften fuel hike blow
<p><span word="Taxi">Taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 300 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($47.50) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="by">by</span> 600 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ton">ton</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="by">by</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span> 8, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NDRC">NDRC</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="by">by</span> 300 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ton">ton</span>. <span word="Fuel">Fuel</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="motorists">motorists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> 8.33 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liter">liter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 93-<span word="octane">octane</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span>, <span word="NDRC">NDRC</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fares">fares</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="incur">incur</span>. <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Mingsheng">Mingsheng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> 1,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> 300-<span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> 700 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 3 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="is">is</span> 10 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="after">after</span> 11 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 2 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> 3 <span word="km">km</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fares">fares</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2006.</p>
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