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Shanghai mulls raising rush hour taxi fare

Taxi passengers in Shanghai could be forced to pay higher fares during rush hours, it emerged Tuesday. The municipal government announced it is to carry out a full study into the raising of tariffs. The authority could also reinstate... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, May 07 2009

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12 Oct 09		Shanghai rises start-up fare of taxi fee » People's Daily &$ &$A taxi driver exchanges the price tab of his car in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 11, 2009. Local government increased the start price of taxi fee from 11 to 12 Yuan RMB, while at night the start price reached 16 Yuan RMB. For each additional kilometer...

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