Starting from 1 February, the petrol price in Turkmenistan increased by 50%, from 1 to 1,5 manats.
According to correspondents of “Chronicles of Turkmenistan”, following the price increase, taxi drivers rendering passenger transportation services, increased their fees.
Now privately-owned taxis are charging a fee of 7-8 manats compared to the previous fare of 5 manats for the same distances across Ashgabat.
Fees for intercity destinations also saw a considerable increase. A fee of 40-45 manats was charged by taxi drivers to get from Ashgabat to Mary while a passenger will now have to pay 60-70 manats.
The residents are awaiting a new price hike for groceries and merchandise owing to increased logistics expenditures.