Monday, November 4, 2013

The effect of 3-point consumption tax hike

I found this article of raising the transportation fares on Japan Times.

 Japanese government will allow to raise fares in increments of 1 yen for cards users and 10 yen for people who pay in cash. After the consumption tax is raised to 8 percent, there will be two different fares of transportation.

Next April, the sales tax is raised from 5 percent to 8 percent, so it is inevitable to take more cost to use trains or buses. I wonder one thing, that is the difference of the fare between smart cards users and paying cash people. I think it is not suitable for cash users to pay in increments of 1 yen for it. In addition, the number of card users might be increase because fare of card users is little cheaper than paying in cash. People, who use train not everyday for their work but like to go to far place by using trains or buses, would be changed to card user from cash payment user even if they use these transportations not everyday.

I have questions for you.
1. How do you feel the different transportation fares between for card users and for people who pay in cash?
2. Do you agree to raise the fare of transportations like trains and buses?
 
     

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