{"id":42998,"date":"2021-09-23T14:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/?p=42998"},"modified":"2021-09-23T14:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:05:55","slug":"taxi-drivers-guaranteed-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/taxi-drivers-guaranteed-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi drivers guaranteed support","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8230; to face the competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM-360x202.jpg\" alt=\"Taxi drivers meeting the regional secretary\" class=\"wp-image-42999 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM-360x202.jpg\" alt=\"Taxi drivers meeting the regional secretary\" class=\"wp-image-42999\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM-360x202.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TaxiRAM.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JM reports that the Regional Secretary for Economy guaranteed support for taxi drivers while speaking at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the TAXISRAM association, in Nazar\u00e9 yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rui Barreto, who began by thanking the many taxi drivers present for their decades-long work in the service of Madeira and Madeirans, recalled the role of taxi drivers in the Region, especially \u201cwhen there was no public transport as we have today to help people move &#8230; it was the taxi drivers who did it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under what JM describe as the watchful eyes of dozens of taxi drivers, the regional secretary stated that &#8220;they are not just the drivers who are in the square, they were always someone who was there to help in difficult times.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his speech, the official also underlined that the taxi sector was one of the most affected by the pandemic which, together with the entry of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imt-ip.pt\/sites\/IMTT\/Portugues\/TransportesRodoviarios\/TVDE\/Paginas\/TVDE.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TVDE <\/a>(electronic platform) in the Region, caused a sharp drop in revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But regarding the &#8216;Uber law&#8217;, which allowed the entry of electronic platforms in Madeira, the government official called for himself and the Regional Government to work on permanent dialogue with the sector&#8217;s representative associations, which culminated in a \u201cfair law for the taxi sector&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Region defends taxi drivers&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/09\/portugal-madeira-funchal-avenida-arriaga-taxi-station-city-centre_WVJDFDa-360x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43024 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2021\/09\/portugal-madeira-funchal-avenida-arriaga-taxi-station-city-centre_WVJDFDa-360x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43024\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/portugal-madeira-funchal-avenida-arriaga-taxi-station-city-centre_WVJDFDa-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/portugal-madeira-funchal-avenida-arriaga-taxi-station-city-centre_WVJDFDa.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the regional secretary for the economy, Madeira is the region in the country that best defended the taxi sector and its professionals, through the law approved in the regional parliament.&nbsp;\u201cThe Government&#8217;s mission was difficult, but the Government serves to mediate interests.&nbsp;There is a new sector (TVDE), but there was also a sector that we respect a lot\u201d, he underlined, adding that Madeira could not allow \u201ca law made in the Assembly of the Republic to kill the taxi sector and put 1,900 families at risk\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen it was necessary to hear the needs, we were there.&nbsp;We supported 930 thousand euros, exempted the payment of periodic inspections, exempted the payment of taximeter verification fees and we are working so that you have digital means, so that you can relate to customers in the same way as others already do. they do\u201d, he guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But because it is necessary for the sector to adapt, Barreto promises that the Government will make available to taxi drivers \u201cthe same means and the same weapons to face the competition\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COVID-19 in Madeira:&nbsp;<\/strong>daily updates can be found&nbsp;in&nbsp;an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/covid-in-madeira-cases-continue-to-fall\/\">earlier post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vaccinations in Madeira:&nbsp;<\/strong>updates can be found&nbsp;in&nbsp;an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeiraislanddirect.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/70-now-fully-vaccinated\/\">&nbsp;earlier post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; to face the competition JM reports that the Regional Secretary for Economy guaranteed support for taxi drivers while speaking at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the TAXISRAM association, in Nazar\u00e9 yesterday. Rui Barreto, who began by thanking the many taxi drivers present for their decades-long work in the service of Madeira and Madeirans, recalled the role of taxi drivers in the Region, especially \u201cwhen there was no public transport as we have today to help people move &#8230; it was the taxi drivers who did it\u201d. Under what JM describe as the watchful eyes of dozens of taxi drivers, the regional secretary stated that &#8220;they are not just the drivers who are in the square, they were always someone who was there to help in difficult times.&#8221; In his speech, the official also underlined that the taxi sector was one of the most affected by the pandemic which, together with the entry of TVDE (electronic platform) in the Region, caused a sharp drop in revenues. But regarding the &#8216;Uber law&#8217;, which allowed the entry of electronic platforms in Madeira, the government official called for himself and the Regional Government to work on permanent dialogue with the sector&#8217;s representative associations, which culminated in a \u201cfair law for the taxi sector&#8221;, he said. &#8220;Region defends taxi drivers&#8221; According to the regional secretary for the economy, Madeira is the region in the country that best defended the taxi sector and its professionals, through the law approved in the regional parliament.&nbsp;\u201cThe Government&#8217;s mission was difficult, but the Government serves to mediate interests.&nbsp;There is a new sector (TVDE), but there was also a sector that we respect a lot\u201d, he underlined, adding that Madeira could not allow \u201ca law made in the Assembly of the Republic to kill the taxi sector and put 1,900 families at risk\u201d. \u201cWhen it was necessary to hear the needs, we were there.&nbsp;We supported 930 thousand euros, exempted the payment of periodic inspections, exempted the payment of taximeter verification fees and we are working so that you have digital means, so that you can relate to customers in the same way as others already do. they do\u201d, he guaranteed. But because it is necessary for the sector to adapt, Barreto promises that the Government will make available to taxi drivers \u201cthe same means and the same weapons to face the competition\u201d, he concluded. 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