The department led by Jokin Bildarratz has argued this decision because the service “is not guaranteed” two days after the start of the course.
The Government Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV) published the order this Tuesday mandatory companies that during the previous school year, the school transport lines of the public centers were in operation and that they have been abandoned this year to provide these services in the academic year 2023-2024.
The decision will therefore take effect from the same Tuesday guarantees that following Thursday, when the course begins in the non-university teaching stages, all students they can use the school transport to go to the centers.
This requirement, which will be forced compliance for the affected school transport companies, was announced last Friday during an urgent appearance in Vitoria-Gasteiz by the Minister of Education, Jokin Bildarratz, who justified the measure to guarantee this public service.
The consultant revealed that they found out “suspicious” and probably “illegal” practices between some of these companies not to appear at the competitions in order to obtain economic benefits, for which reason the Ministry of Education has sent all available information to the Basque Competition Authority and will do so for the Public Prosecutor’s Office before the “indications of crime” of these practices.
Only 31% of the routes are tendered, although there are notable differences between the areas. In almost all of Gipuzkoa (98%) is covereda percentage that falls to 5% in Álava, while no tender has been launched in Bizkaia.
The routes that are abandoned affect more than 10,000 people who could be without school transportas stated in the order.
Therefore, from this Tuesday, the Basque Government orders the companies and temporary unions of companies it identifies in the order to provide the school transport service on the routes they traveled last year “until the time when it can begin to implement the school transport services.” a new contract that includes said services”.
They receive the actual cost of the service, plus a industrial gain of 6% as laid down in current legislation.
A court may be brought against this order. source within one month to the Minister of Education or a disputable administrative appeal to the Supreme Court of the Basque Country within a maximum period of two months.
In recent years, the problem of school transport has often been discussed. The associations of companies in the sector believe that the conditions set by the government do not guarantee profitability. Last year, public school transport was also on a tightrope and both parties reached an agreement on the eve of the start of classes, after agreeing on a 24.1% increase.
Source: EITB
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