bus fare n erp up up
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singapore gov treat us so gd...increase bus fare by 1-3cent and 10cent from us...still dare to kao pei so much...erp in orchard oso..say wat can reduce traffic..of coz la..nobody go orchard liao ma...cfm reduce...knn...increase everything...but not our salary...why no sgreans stand up n complain??like strike like that...haix..
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since when it go down
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exactly!Originally posted by sgboy2004:since when it go down
I don't know why the authority approved the proposal of increasing the fare when the company is making profit!
Reason: Singapore is one of the country with the lowest PUBLIC transport cost.
The company is making reasonable profit. -
congrats...u join the 10K communityOriginally posted by X-men:exactly!
I don't know why the authority approved the proposal of increasing the fare when the company is making profit!
Reason: Singapore is one of the country with the lowest PUBLIC transport cost.
The company is making reasonable profit.
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Just came back from Shenzhen China last sat. While in SZ, I watched their news. Envy their people there cos the news reported that all grades of petrol price reduced across the board due to a fall in the price of Crude Oil recently. I yet to see same thing in Singapore except petrol kiosk spending $ to make those large numericals to display as number in a discount % manner....Originally posted by sgboy2004:since when it go down -
i wonder how much they collected from overcharging
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The government say increase the bus fare n MRT fare 1 or 2 cent only,but they have to calculate u know,a person take transportation is to n fro the destination.And moreover,if a person is jobless n he or she need to find a new job,they also have to take public transport.If let say they top up $20,from my experience,within 4-5 days their $20 will be gone liao.How are they going to survive,their families burden will be even greater!!!
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Well..
The funny thing that went on was this
SMRT asked for adjustment to cash bus fare to up by 10cents though SBS did not make any application on this, yet it was approved
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MRT STT
SMRT asked for 10c increase for below 3.2km, 20c for 3.21km - 14.4km, 30c for 14.41km and abv, NEL was 10c increase for 14.4km and abv... Yet, it was approved for across the board
Then, SMRT did said bef they will not change students fares, why is it that it appeared that they applied for a 5 cent increase and $1 - $6 adjustment for stamp passes? -
All the talk show call ppl to speak up all are fake one lar,the LHL finally show his true colour liao lor.But we all know that long time ago liao,even before he succeeded PM post,we all know that life will be more difficult liao.Most probably,he will be the "Last Emperor".
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3 cent might not be a lot but think about this, if u take 2 bus trips to work and 2 trips back home, it costs u 12 cent more. plus if u go out for lunch, another 6 cent for 2 trips. so one day u spent 18 cent more.
so considering one month has 4 weeks and u are working 5 days a week, it'll cost u $3.6 more per month. and if u go out for the weekends it'll definately cost u $4+ more.
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The reason why the authority approve of the increase is very simple. every other reason supporting it is camoflage,Originally posted by X-men:exactly!
I don't know why the authority approved the proposal of increasing the fare when the company is making profit!
I got one question to ask you. the bus company belong to who ar? -
let say a family have 3 children, all are schooling, if all three of them take 2 bus trips to school and back home, total cost $0.36 more. one month is $7.20 more. so plus the bus trips of both their parent (see my post above), one family is going to pay $15++ more.
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sbs send in late application..yet gov still approve it...n i dunno y the gov have this rule that can apply for fare increase...can the people apply for salary increase? gov onli help the big companies...which is y..the rich will become richer n the poor will become poorer...
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media propaganda say fare increase only $2+ for ave household.. but news show what is approved. How come news never show the old people pick trash and eat left over in hawker
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Just curious, they say transport fees will go down if there is excessive profit and economy no good. Do the operators need to apply and seek approval for the PTC to reduce the price?????
Anyway, stupid question. This will not happen one lah.
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yup u r riteOriginally posted by sgboy2004:since when it go down -
Lowest? please lah, our public transport is one of the highest around the world. Remember it's at least $0.83 for every bus trip. If you take more than 10 bus trips in one day it can cost you $7.50!Originally posted by X-men:exactly!
I don't know why the authority approved the proposal of increasing the fare when the company is making profit!
Reason: Singapore is one of the country with the lowest PUBLIC transport cost.
The company is making reasonable profit.
You multiply $7.50 with 30 days and you see how much you can spend each month on just bus trips! I've not even include MRT trips- which can be about $1 to $2 plus each single trip! -
Then which country (or city) is on the lower end?Originally posted by timothytsgsg:Lowest? please lah, our public transport is one of the highest around the world. Remember it's at least $0.83 for every bus trip. If you take more than 10 bus trips in one day it can cost you $7.50! -
Well, I only have LA and San Francisco on my list because I took their buses and trains last year when I was there. I dunno much about KL and other Asian cities though.Originally posted by iveco:Then which country (or city) is on the lower end?
Bangkok's system is similar to ours though- but because the baht is relatively cheap, it wasn't as bad as compared to ours. -
But you still ahve to measure the bus fare in Bangkok with relation to the purchasing power of the locals to get a clearer picture.Originally posted by timothytsgsg:Bangkok's system is similar to ours though- but because the baht is relatively cheap, it wasn't as bad as compared to ours. -
True. I took the trains though. The roads are always packed with vehicles- even early in the morning at 6 am!Originally posted by iveco:But you still ahve to measure the bus fare in Bangkok with relation to the purchasing power of the locals to get a clearer picture. -
And private bus companies haven't even changed their fares for 10 years!!!
SBS and SMRT should be able to survive with low fares and not having to increase them just because "they haven't increased in a while now". What the hell is that?! They are ones who have the economies of scale, and if the provate companies din't increase fares for 10 years and we don't see them b!tch about it, I don't see why the those 2 Fuckers have to. -
i hate it when they use reasons like "Singapore is one of the country with the lowest public transport fare" and "The last time we increase the transport fare is xxx years ago to justify their need to increase the fare.
so what? the company is already making profits anyway. -
In singapore, Pubic companies (ministries included) are run like private firms ie maximise shareholders interests & return on investments. Just look some cases reported that the medical treatment at resturtured hospitals are ven more expensive than private ones!Originally posted by foxwalk:And private bus companies haven't even changed their fares for 10 years!!!
SBS and SMRT should be able to survive with low fares and not having to increase them just because "they haven't increased in a while now". What the hell is that?! They are ones who have the economies of scale, and if the provate companies din't increase fares for 10 years and we don't see them b!tch about it, I don't see why the those 2 Fuckers have to. -
From what I see now...
The 10c increase given everytime is to disencourage ppl from paying cash... As they need to collect the cash everynight and need ppl to sort it out...
No reason still for them to go up 10c when only 1 operator is asking... And that SMRT, "We are happy that the card paying passengers are subsidised by the increase of the cash paying fares"