PHV: Grab, Gojek, taxi companies should pay government 20% of all passenger revenue collected.

[bic_cherry]

PHV: Grab, Gojek, taxi companies should pay government 20% of all passenger revenue collected.

For just running a computer based matching program, Grab and Gojek earn 20% of drivers revenue from fares collected. Shouldn't the government also receive the same or even more in licensing fees since public roads and other physical infrastructure are an integral part of the PHV business in a profit sharing model?

All these private hire cars (PHV) actually have 9 times on average the mileage of a normal family sedan car but pay the same in road taxes and many even less in fuel taxes because they are hybrid cars. https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...p-petrol-consumption-in-singapore-say-experts None the less, they are contributing much to road congestion and worse still, greenhouse gas emissions, though less per mile than a normal car.

PHV passengers also do not have to pay any GST (likewise taxi passengers), unlike public transportation passengers because taxi and PHV vehicles are considered sole- proprietor unlike public transportation which is run by companies and MNC on behalf of LTA etc.

The fares of unsubsidized public transportation users shouldn't be used to subsidise public transportation vouchers and concession pass holders with the consequence that public transportation fares are revised up every single year without fail. Instead, 20% of all PHV fares collected should be transferred towards funding such vouchers, ezlink card top ups etc, both as a mode of progressive taxation, in lieu of GST not charged as well as an alternative form of road taxes since the current measures do not account for the 9x road milage/ congestion for PHV cars as compared to normal family saloon cars in operation.

This will help keep the cost of public transportation accessible and affordable to all people and pay for expansion of the public transportation system as well. (See KBW 'Network capacity factor' https://www.ptc.gov.sg/regulation/bus-rail/fare-regulation-framework )

Reference: https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/expect-higher-mrt-fares-khaw-boon-wan

 

[rushifa666]

Which pigfuck wrote this? Why is petrol so expensive when we have oil refinery?

 

[bic_cherry]

Which pigfuck wrote this? Why is petrol so expensive when we have oil refinery?

Off topic question but the answer is perhaps 1) we have higher petrol duties, 2) middlemen collect a lot in commission etc and also higher costs of living means employee costs, land costs for petrol kiosk.all higher.