Overview
- The confirmed increase takes effect on December 1 under the provincial tariff schedule, raising the minimum fare to $707 for users with a registered SUBE and higher amounts for unregistered cards.
- The adjustment stems from the monthly indexation formula plus an extraordinary 10% component, taking the update from an initially signaled 10% to a total of 14.3%.
- The Transport Ministry stresses SUBE registration as the path to the lowest prices and highlights Social Fare benefits for eligible riders.
- Operators proposed staggered wage payments and splitting the year-end bonus into six installments, and the UTA union warned of strikes if full salaries are not paid by the fourth business day of December.
- A November IIEP report finds interior-city fares among the most onerous in the Southern Cone after the 2024 removal of the national compensation fund, while AMBA remains cheaper due to larger subsidies.