The drivers had gathered earlier on Afinsky Prospekt (at the height of Sp. Pacis) Taxiwhile they are making a slow march towards the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

The Attica Taxi Drivers Union (SATA) said in a statement that this mobilization is against “precision, excessive taxation and unfair competition”.

The “cocktail” of impoverishment that the government has prepared for the Greek society has mercilessly hit every worker and, of course, the taxi industry,” says SATA and notes that his proposals on the problems of the taxi industry need immediate legislative regulation.

In detail, the offers of taxi drivers:

• Adjustment of the pre-set price for the route Athens airport – city center from 40 euros to 45 euros (account 1) and from 55 euros to 60 euros (account 2). Restoration of the Taxi Regulation “Christmas Gift” under the same conditions as then.
• Special Permit Legislation.
• Free passage on bus lanes for loaded taxis.
• Irrevocable Loss Legislation for Ideal ETX Stock.
• Abolition of mandatory registration of new zero-emission taxi cars from 2026 only. SATA is proposing to roll over this commitment to 2035.
• Creation of a public application for ordering a taxi without commission for users and drivers (similar to France Le Taxi and Catalonia).
• For seven-seat nine-seat taxis: Free replacement of regular 7-seat-9-seat taxi with no limit and no quota for all professional Attica taxi drivers.
• For account:
  • Lowering the flag: EUR 5.00
  • Minimum rent: 10 euros
  • Surcharge of 5 euros per passenger (starting from the fifth person)
• Immediate implementation of the decision of the Ministry of Finance (Papanatiu) to collect the fee.
• Reduce VAT on fuel from 24% to 13% as long as the energy crisis lasts.
• Reducing VAT on passenger transport to 10%.
• Fair tax treatment (tax-free limit of 12,000 euros) for the self-employed in our sector.
• Oil tax reduction or fuel subsidy for a professional taxi driver on a permanent basis.
• Subsidies for the purchase of all types of vehicles categorized as taxis.
• In any case, the public nature of the services provided by taxis must be protected.
• Protection of Law 4530/2018 and improvement if necessary.
• Clear and without gray areas segregation of services provided by a taxi and a rented car with a driver.
• Restoration of the minimum lease term and minimum price in EIX contracts which was halved by the government.
• Restoration of the provision obliging the municipalities of the whole country to create squares within the limits of their responsibility.
• Correct implementation of the digital platform for EIX contracts and creation of a managed lease registry.