Taxi van hire costs to fall

By Chen Qian  |   2009-1-6  |     ONLINE EDITION

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THE starting price for local taxi vans in the Shanghai area will drop by 2 yuan ($US0.03) from January 16, Shanghai Price Bureau announced today.

Under the new pricing policy, the flag-down cost of a 0.6 ton van will be 20 yuan while for a 0.9 ton van it will be 25 yuan, eastday.com reported today.

The flag-down price covers a three kilometer distance. Three yuan will be charged for a 0.6 ton van for every kilometer thereafter and 3.5 yuan for a 0.9 ton van.



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