According to the expert, the rise in prices will be affected by the increase in the cost of foreign cars.
Cab rides in Russia may rise in price by 30% by the end of this year. Andrei Popkov, deputy chairman of the Taxi Driver trade union, predicted the growth.
According to him, the rise in prices will be affected by the increase in the cost of foreign cars and the lack of production of spare parts for cars from China in Russia. This leads to the need for imports and rising costs, "Parlamentskaya Gazeta" wrote .
Popkov specified that prices for foreign cars, especially those produced in China, have already increased by 11%. The expert believes that this, as well as the costs of car fleets and the import of spare parts will affect the cost of cab rides.
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin called on the head of the FAS to monitor cab prices.
The State Duma also called for fighting the increase in cab prices during a snowfall.