The Gwangju Metropolitan City plans to raise the base fare for medium taxis in 22 former districts of Jeonnam from 4,300 won to 4,800 won, an increase of 500 won.
On September 9, the city submitted a proposal outlining this plan to the city council.
According to the proposal, one option is to raise the base fare to 4,800 won while reducing the basic distance from 2 kilometers to 1.7 kilometers. However, the distance charge per 100 won would decrease from 130 meters to 127 meters, and the time charge would be shortened from 30 seconds to 27 seconds, resulting in an overall increase of 12.82%.
The second option maintains the current distance and time charges, leading to a lower increase of 12.04%.
The city suggested that the first option, which reflects the rising transportation costs and the taxi industry's feedback, is more reasonable.
For deluxe and large taxis, the base fare will remain at 6,200 won, with one option reducing the basic distance from 2 kilometers to 1.7 kilometers (5.44% increase) and another option raising the base fare to 6,700 won while keeping the distance unchanged (4.67% increase).
Nighttime surcharges are also being considered, with one option applying a 20% surcharge from 11 p.m. to midnight and from midnight to 2 a.m., and another option applying a 20% surcharge from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The current surcharge outside the clock remains capped at 35%, while composite surcharges will be adjusted at the discretion of the districts.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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