By Cheng Wei-chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taipei City Commercial Taxi Union has proposed raising fares, citing rising costs, the Taipei Public Transportation Office said yesterday.
Taipei taxis are allowed to double as meal and cargo delivery vehicles during level 2, 3 or 4 COVID-19 alerts, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said on Thursday.
However, taxi drivers would have to follow industry accepted pricing and not use cab meter rates, he said.
The announcement came after Taipei Professional Drivers’ Union president Cheng Li-chia (鄭力嘉) said that Taipei should find ways to help taxi drivers deal with fewer passengers amid the level 3 alert started last month, citing the Kaohsiung City Government’s move to allow taxi drivers to deliver meals for restaurants.
Taipei City Dynamic Taxi Industry Union president Hu