Nadal and Coopalsa would have lost more than a million euros with the application of the new compensation rate for free public transport. This is clear from the data provided by the Ministry of the Presidency, Economy and Business, which show, taking into account the data recorded during the pilot test, between July and December 2022, that with the payment methodology of 30 euros per subscription, the service concessionaires have received 4,513,973 euros. However, with the new compensation of 1.30 euros per actual trip, the companies would have only received 3,455,420 euros, which is equivalent to a difference of 1,058,553 euros.
Despite the information that emerges from the data provided, from the executive they defend that the change in the rate represents an improvement with respect to the collection before the start of the pilot test and the figure foreseen in the offers of the concessionaires by 32 and 45%, respectively. By maintaining the compensation of 30 euros for each activated subscription, the companies have increased the expected income by 73 and 90%.
It should be remembered that the Government has decided to change the payment methodology because it has been verified that 70% of users make less than fifteen trips per month and they consider this new system of compensation per journey fairer which will allow that over the course of this year public transport will continue to be free for citizens. In this way, they explain that it is normal that once the trial period that the implementation of this free service has entailed has been concluded, "the data has been put on the table" and a "fairer" system has been opted for , in such a way that it "pays for the service rendered", as stated this Wednesday by the Minister of Finance and spokesman, César Marquina.
The concessionaires have highlighted their "surprise" at the administration's announcement and, although they do not discuss the will to make a tariff change, they have "profoundly regretted the lack of respect and rigor with which they work and the decisions affecting the two public passenger transport companies are communicated" before informing thema
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