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High speed rail given conditional pass

NOT QUITE The final review of the nation's new bullet train was conducted last night, but the committee outlined six further conditions that still need to be met

By Shelley Shan  /  STAFF REPORTER

Taxis at key locations like Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Songshan Airport and department stores were not being charged extra, he said.

Wu said the THSRC planned to charge drivers a royalty of NT$10 on each fare, a NT$100 monthly cleaning fee and a NT$10,000 cash deposit. He said this would enable the THSRC to earn NT$77.58 million (US$2.37 million) a year.

Wu alleged that the company "commissioned" by the THSRC to manage its taxi services was an affiliate created for this purpose.

Hsu Tsu-ying (許祖英), the head of a taxi driver cooperative, urged the ministry not to agree to the THSRC proposal, arguing that the stations were public property.

Additional reporting by Shih Hsiu-chuan, Jessie Ho and CNA

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