Budapest Taxi Drivers End Demo
- 21 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with government representatives. The drivers will make their way along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square, doing a lap to top off their nearly four-day demonstration. Earlier in the day, two state secretaries from the development ministry, Gábor Czepek and László Tasó, met representatives of the taxi drivers for talks.
It is unclear whether the demands of taxi drivers have been fully met.
The government said they are “on the side of the taxi drivers who obey laws and pay taxes,” a taxi representative after talks.
It was agreed taxi services can only be provided according to the rules of an extant related government decree and under equal conditions for all players.
Talks will continue next week and the ministry said it awaits proposals from taxi representatives.
The protest at a main Budapest junction entered into its fourth day on Thursday morning. The government yesterday said it would heed to calls by taxi drivers for a level playing field, and talks would be started soon on fairer regulations for the long term.
It also said banning Uber would not be ruled out if the company did not stick to the rules.
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