{"id":23511,"date":"2021-10-25T11:05:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T09:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=23511"},"modified":"2021-10-25T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T09:09:24","slug":"public-transit-association-meeting-at-tirana-city-hall-if-demands-arent-met-prices-go-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/public-transit-association-meeting-at-tirana-city-hall-if-demands-arent-met-prices-go-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Transit Association warns Tirana City Hall: If our demands aren\u2019t met, prices will go up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Transit Association is set to hold a meeting with the Municipality of Tirana during the day, to discuss their concerns about the issues facing their sector and present a list of demands.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy chair of the association, Fatjon Kasamaj told Euronews Albania today, that they are determined and won\u2019t back down until their conditions are met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are three key parts to what we are demanding: the first, is lowering the threshold for the VAT tax from the current 20% to 6%, the second is removing the excise tax and lastly, the vehicle circulation tax,\u201d \u2013 said Kasamaj.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kasamaj made a public appeal to the City of Tirana, including local and central government agencies, to find a feasible solution and help this sector emerge from the present chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Kasamaj also added that if these demands are met, the public transit system in Tirana will see improvements, but on the off chance that they aren\u2019t, they could be forced to bring up the price of tickets and bus fares.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/07\/citizens-and-businesses-in-vlora-complain-about-price-spikes-warn-drop-in-consumption\/\">Citizens and businesses in Vlora complain about price spikes, warn drop in consumption<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/01\/02\/pilot-green-project-launching-in-major-albanian-cities-as-electric-buses-expected-to-hit-the-road-soon\/\">Pilot green project launching in major Albanian cities as electric buses expected to hit the road soon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/07\/06\/city-buses-start-operating-today-but-social-distancing-seems-hard-to-implement\/\">City buses start operating today, but social distancing seems hard to implement<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Transit Association is set to hold a meeting with the Municipality of Tirana during the day, to discuss their concerns about the issues facing their sector and present a list of demands. 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