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The city of Qamishli and the countryside of Hasakah Governorate witnessed a noticeable increase in public transportation fares, after the public service mini-buses stopped supplying their subsidized diesel allocations about a week ago, which prompted drivers to rely on fuel available in the free market at high prices.
A number of drivers of the Qamishli National Hospital–Al-Hizam route explained that the transportation fare increased from 3,000 to 5,000 Syrian pounds per passenger, as a result of the increase in operating costs after purchasing diesel from the duty-free market at a price of approximately 13,000 pounds per liter, instead of the subsidized allocations that amounted to 90 liters per week for each public service mini-bus.
The increases extended to intercity transport routes, as the travel fare on the Qamishli–Hasakah route increased from 15,000 to 30,000 Syrian pounds, which constituted an additional burden on citizens, especially with the dependence of a large segment of people on public transportation for daily transportation.
The rise in wages has angered residents who have complained about the disparity in prices between official pricing and actual reality, calling on the relevant authorities to intervene to find urgent solutions that ensure the stability of transportation prices and reduce the living burdens on citizens, in light of the ongoing fuel crisis and its repercussions on various service sectors.
