Traffic is expected to be difficult, Wednesday November 27, 2024, around Angers. Angry, the taxis of Maine-et-Loire will mobilize from 7 a.m. to protest against the provisions of the new agreement with Health Insurance.
At issue: the prices envisaged from February 2025 which are currently the subject of discussion. “We risk losing between 37 and 40% of our turnover,” explains Christophe Aubry, president of the Departmental Federation of Taxis 49 (FDT) at the origin of the mobilization.
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“They won’t last”
This prospect is not acceptable for a large part of the 250 companies in Maine-et-Loire. Particularly in rural areas, “a hundred of them could disappear, he alerts. Three-quarters are single artisans. They won't last. 80% of their activity concerns medical transport. »
At the head of two companies, Christophe Aubry considers himself more spared because the fifteen employees travel for other reasons. He fears the impact on the growing number of patients. “Without approved taxis, people will no longer be able to be transported. »
Wednesday 27 November, the wait “between 80 and 100 taxis” to carry out the snail operation from the Avrillé carpooling area. They will leave at 7 a.m., taking the A11 towards Angers. “We will pass on the tracks on the banks”, gateway to downtown Angers. They plan to go to the clinics in Trélazé before heading back in the opposite direction.
