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Despite enduring an extremely tough 2020, taxi and carpool operators in the Russian capital will still be able to buy new vehicles thanks to subsidies paid by the Moscow government.
The Moscow government says nearly a billion rubles have been paid to taxi operators in subsidies since the scheme began.
Moscow Transport has continued to subsidize the fleet renewals of taxi and car-sharing companies during 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year is the eighth year in a row that the mayor of Moscow has paid the subsidies. More than 115 taxi companies submitted requests for reimbursement, amounting to 288 million rubles (3.3 million euros) to buy more than 11,000 new vehicles. Over the course of the last eight years, subsidies paid to taxi operators amounted to 900 million rubles, more than 10 million euros.
Moscow Transport says that thanks to this support, 70 percent of urban taxis were purchased with direct financial support from the Moscow Government.
Since 2018, Moscow Transport has also assisted carpool operators. Three companies, according to the authority, have already renewed 3,700 cars worth 52.7 million rubles (almost 600,000 euros). This year they have requested another 200 million rubles for 8,500 new cars.
This comes after the Russian capital announced plans to unify several mobility operators, including car-sharing companies, on a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform. Deputy Mayor Maksim Liksutov said that the Moscow transport authority had invited several operators to cooperate on the platform. Passengers, according to the deputy mayor, will be able to pay for trips in various modes of transport, all in one place.
It has been a difficult year for taxi operators around the world, including Moscow, but the local authority believes it has done enough to support the sector until 2020. “The subsidy is the only state support for taxi and car companies. ravaged by the pandemic. exchange operators. The Moscow government will continue to help companies next year. It is essential for the development of urban transport services, ”said Moscow Deputy Mayor for Transport Maksim Liksutov.
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