23 December 2021 08:38 am Views - 132
With the recent fuel price revision, the new bus fare rates will be announced next Wednesday (29), Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said.
He told the Daily Mirror that the decision was taken following a discussion with State Minister for Transport Dilum Amunugama at the Ministry.
He said, “We requested the Minister to revise the bus fare considering all expenses related to the private bus service, including the tyre, tube, and lubricant expenses.”
They had requested the Ministry to make the price revision according to the actual selling rate of the dollar, he said.