Increase in Puerto Vallarta bus fare expected to hurt many citizens

The increase of 2.50 pesos to the rate of public transport in Puerto Vallarta will undoubtedly affect the economy of families, mainly those who have to board up to three buses to travel to their homes and work, that's not counting the families of children and youth who use transportation to go to school, said Arnulfo Ortega Contreras, president of the Puerto Vallarta Business Coordinating Council - Bahía de Banderas.

He indicated that the increase is considerable since it represents a 33% increase from the current rate.

"It is an increase in the spending of people on public . . .