"ONLY government-run firms and publicly traded companies will be granted the franchise to the country’s new taxi company to be launched later this year.
A senior Mowasalat official said only government run and publicly traded companies are eligible because Qatar considers taxi services a utility. Taxis are an essential service to be provided to the residents with no profit motive, he said.
He said that only pre-registration bids have been invited to gauge interest in starting taxi operations. As one of the prerequisites, the companies should be able to provide a minimum of 400 cars, it is understood.
Foreign companies will not be allowed to run taxis.
“A number of new companies have been constituted with government participation in recent years and some of them have evinced interest in taxi operations,” he said."
"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."
More restrictions on 'competition'.
"ONLY government-run firms and publicly traded companies will be granted the franchise to the country’s new taxi company to be launched later this year.
A senior Mowasalat official said only government run and publicly traded companies are eligible because Qatar considers taxi services a utility. Taxis are an essential service to be provided to the residents with no profit motive, he said.
He said that only pre-registration bids have been invited to gauge interest in starting taxi operations. As one of the prerequisites, the companies should be able to provide a minimum of 400 cars, it is understood.
Foreign companies will not be allowed to run taxis.
“A number of new companies have been constituted with government participation in recent years and some of them have evinced interest in taxi operations,” he said."
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"Deaths in the Bible. God - 2,270,365
not including the victims of Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, or the
many plagues, famines, fiery serpents, etc because no specific numbers
were given. Satan - 10."