Shenzhen taxi prices have been adjusted for the first time in eight years, and drivers’ monthly income may increase by 2,555 yuan

　　Xinhua News Agency, Shenzhen, May 5 (Reporter Mao Siqian) Shenzhen will adjust the city’s taxi freight from the 5th, the overall freight will rise, and the taxis will be driven according to the sub-regions inside and outside the original special zone, and the implementation of different freight rates will achieve the same price in the same city. The freight adjustment income is all owned by taxi drivers. It is estimated that the average monthly income of drivers driving green taxis outside the original special zone will increase by 2555.5 yuan, and the monthly net income will reach 5305.5 yuan.

　　Shenzhen currently has 18,457 cruise taxis, including 10,297 red taxis (referred to as "red"), 2,191 green taxis (referred to as "green"), 5,869 electric taxis and 100 accessible taxis, all of which are subject to government pricing. Among them, green taxis can only operate outside the original special zone, and the freight rate is lower than other taxis.

　　According to Huang Xiqin, a researcher at the Price Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the current cruise taxi freight system and oil price freight linkage mechanism were formulated and implemented in October 2009. In recent years, factors such as the taxi market environment and operating costs have undergone fundamental changes. After calculation, the average monthly net income of red drivers in 2016 was 5,851 yuan, and after various subsidies, it decreased by 19.97% compared with 2014; the average monthly net income of green drivers in 2016 was 2,399 yuan, a decrease of 36.68% compared with 2014, far lower than the average monthly salary of 6,752.8 yuan for employees in Shenzhen in 2015. Among them, the average monthly loss of each vehicle in the "green" industry was 3,909 yuan, and the cost profit margin was -13.42%.

　　The freight adjustment mainly includes three aspects. First, the mileage price is adjusted from 2.4 yuan/kilometer to 2.6 yuan/kilometer; second, the return air fee is subject to a ladder addition, from 25 kilometers to 50 kilometers, the mileage price will be charged by 30%, and above 50 kilometers, the mileage price will be charged by 60%; third, the "green" and "red" freight rates and oil price freight linkage mechanism will be merged, and the city’s unified freight structure, charging standards and oil price freight linkage mechanism will be implemented.

　　All cruise taxi companies do not participate in this price adjustment income distribution, and the freight adjustment income is all owned by taxi drivers. The "red" overall freight level is increased by 4.22%, and the monthly income of each car can increase by 1498.14 yuan, and the monthly income of each driver is about 750 yuan; the "green" overall freight level is increased by 19.93%. For the "green", the monthly income of each driver is increased by 2555.5 yuan, plus the original net income of 2750 yuan, the monthly net income can reach 5305.5 yuan, narrowing the income gap with the "red" driver.

　　For passengers, based on the current average distance (about 7.40 kilometers), the average additional expenditure per passenger trip is about 1.09 yuan (red) or 3.85 yuan (green).