{"id":4849,"date":"2017-01-13T22:58:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T22:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2017-01-16T05:59:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T05:59:16","slug":"burundis-2017-budget-hitting-consumers-as-government-raises-cost-of-fuel-and-now-bus-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/burundis-2017-budget-hitting-consumers-as-government-raises-cost-of-fuel-and-now-bus-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi\u2019s 2017 budget hitting consumers as government raises cost of fuel, and now bus fares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4843\" style=\"width: 483px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4843\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0010-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fares on public transport increased\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0010-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0010.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fares on public transport increased<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The ministries of commerce and transport increased fares on public transport in Bujumbura on Thursday 12th January, due to the rising cost of fuel. Fares will rise from BIF 300 to BIF 350 in Bujumbura, and by 11% in the rest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in the cost of public transport is a result of the price of fuel, which has gone up because of the 2017 budget. 70% of the national budget of BIF 1 326,9 billion must come from the country\u2019s revenue this year. In 2015, less than 40% of the budget came from national revenue \u2013 the rest came from international donors. Since the political crisis that began in 2015, most international aid to Burundi has stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes things even worse .You may think BIF 50 is not much money, but it means a lot for people like us. Products \u2018prices have been raised but salary has not. How will we survive?\u201d, said a civil servant in Bujumbura waiting at a bus stop who asked to be anonymous.<\/p>\n<p>Others have no choice but to walk. \u201cBIF 50 is a lot of money. I\u2019ll be walking to work from home\u201d , a waiter in a bar, who also chose to be anonymous, said.<\/p>\n<p>Burundian consumers \u2018association ABUCO reacted by warning that sellers may see this as an opportunity. \u201cWhen transport prices are increased, other products follow. The seller who comes to town by bus may raise the price of merchandise in order to get back his money\u201d, says Jean Noel Nkurunziza, ABUCO chairman.<\/p>\n<p>ABUCO is concerned that bus conductors may try to charge even more, and wants the government to supervise them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ministries of commerce and transport increased fares on public transport in Bujumbura on Thursday 12th January, due to the rising cost of fuel. Fares will rise from BIF 300 to BIF 350 in Bujumbura, and by 11% in the rest of the country. 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