Madrid, March 22 (EFE).- The Spanish Bus Transport Confederation (Confebus) has considered that the measures of the anti-crisis plan presented by the Government for the war in Iran are “clearly insufficient given the magnitude” of the energy crisis and the escalation of the conflict.
The employers’ association of the land passenger transport sector points out this Sunday in a note that fuel represents between 25 and 35% of its operating costs.
For this reason, Confebus alleges that the rise in fuel prices has an “immediate impact” on the economic viability of services, especially in public contracts with closed rates or slow reviews.
It also affects, he adds, the contracts closed for the tourist season, with a large part of them already sold to tourists.
The employers’ association warns that the current energy crisis constitutes an “external shock without recent precedents, which puts an essential service at risk” for sustainable mobility, territorial cohesion and tourism development in Spain.
In parallel, Confebus proposes a temporary reduction in the special tax on hydrocarbons; direct aid to transport companies through transfers, a reduction or postponement of Social Security contributions; the review of the regulatory framework for public contracts and an acceleration of aid for decarbonization. EFE
