12-12-2013
Brasília, Brazil.
The exemption of taxes and the implementation of free fare to people who does
not have access to the public transportation system might be the solutions for
people’s claim of urban mobility’s improvement. According to Institute of
Applied Economics Research (IPEA), the idea of Social Integrated Transport lies
within a national pact to a whole tax exemption of the services to everybody
involved in the use of public transport. The tax exemption considers the
reduction of tributes that exist in the bus industry, and it will reduce the
fare at least 15% from the actual value. In addition, IPEA comprehends public
transport as a social right to everybody. Thus, it is necessary to establish public
policies that guarantee this right for every single person, considering public
transportation as an essential service and a human right.
