Now is really expensive taxi

Berlin - taxi customers must pay more in the future clearly. Because starting from 1 January 2015 also for those cab driver in Germany the minimum wage of 8.50 euros per hour is valid for approximately 200,000 employees, the trade wants to increase the prices. Because cab drivers are paid so far not after hourly wages, but with a participation in turnover from approximately 40 to 45 percent. At present the average wage between 6 euros and 6.50 euros per hour amount to.

Some cities - for example Hamburg - already agreed increases. Thus that already decided Hamburg senate to October a rise of the tariffs around on the average 1.40 euros or approximately 7.9 percent. The basic charges rose from 2,90 to 3.20 euros. With a distance up to four the kilometer price increased kilometers by 15 cent to 2.35 euros, between the fourth and ninth kilometer becomes 2.10 instead of 1.90 euros due.

In Stuttgart the taxi prices are to be increased to the beginning of the year on average by 15 to 20 percent. On the request of the Stuttgart taxi center is to be decided still in November. The taxi federation of Baden-Wuerttemberg had demanded a price increase by 20 percent.

In Hanover the taxi tariff is to be likewise raised around scarcely 20 percent, as a city spokesman communicated. It did not give a resolution so far however yet. An increase of 25 percent was requested by the taxi trade. “The reason lies alone in the introduction of the minimum wage”, said the spokesman.