From the Chinese press

Solving cabbies' income problem

Media reports say that the current fuel surcharge for taxis in Beijing will be withdrawn in June following a public hearing on taxi fare this month. But that may not be the best way to deal with the taxi fare problem, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:

Taxi drivers have been complaining that they do not make enough money because they have to pay a large part of their incomes to taxi operating companies and suffer losses owing to severe traffic jams in Beijing. So going by economic laws, it would be reasonable to increase taxi fare to improve cabbies' income, with many people suggesting that the entire extra revenue should go to cabbies.