Cabinet Has Decided To Increase Bus Fares By 6.56 % From Tomorrow(16)-Private Buses To Launch An Island Wide Strike From Midnight Tomorrow

Cabinet has today(15) decided to increase the Bus fares of Private and Sri Lanka Transport Board(SLTB) Buses by 6.56% with effect from tomorrow(16) as per the requests made by Several Bus Unions  following the recent fuel price increase.

However the Minimum Bus  Fare of Rs.10 will remain unchanged according to the Government.

Meanwhile  as the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association and Inter Provincial Bus Owners Union had requested the government to increase Bus fares by 10% and 20% respectively including the Minimum fare ,The two Trade Unions along with All Ceylon Private Bus Company Trade Union Federation have decided to launch an Island Wide Bus Strike with effect from midnight tomorrow(16) as a protest of not increasing Bus fares sufficiently according to the Unions.

The Bus Unions now demanding a 20% increase of Bus fares and  the increasing  of Minimum Bus fare up to Rs.15.