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Munich's Minimum Price for Uber and Co. - The Week of Decision!
As early as April, the proposal was up for a vote. The city council wanted to decide on a price cap to prevent the growing competition to traditional taxis from getting completely out of hand. But things turned out differently: lobbyists showed their presence, Uber brought signature lists to the town hall, and even a letter from the trade consul of the US embassy landed on the mayor's desk.
And Mayor Dieter Reiter? He suddenly appeared skeptical about the minimum prices for platform operators. In a radio interview, he hinted that he did not approve of "artificially making Uber more expensive." Thus, the vote was postponed.
A few months later, the wind has changed
Reiter, who expressed doubts in the spring, now sees a need for action. The attempt at a round table between traditional taxi companies and platform providers did not produce a common solution, he announced recently. Regulation has become unavoidable.
That the decision does not come without resistance is not surprising. Drivers of Uber and Bolt took to the streets. Bolt was particularly vocal: the meeting with the district administrative office, which was announced as a dialogue, was hardly more than a "formal conclusion of an already decided process," according to a spokeswoman.
Freenow is for Minimum Prices
While Uber and Bolt see the minimum price as an interference with competition, another player positions itself quite differently: Freenow speaks out in favor of the measure.
"We don't need a second Berlin," warns Alexander Mönch.
The head of Freenow in Germany speaks of a market that has been largely unregulated so far. For him, the minimum price is not a step backward, but a question of responsibility.
In the Munich city hall, the political line follows the long-discussed course: The green-red coalition has supported the proposal from the beginning. The SPD hesitated after Reiter's publicly expressed reservations – but now they also want to agree.
"Only in this way can it be prevented that there are precarious employment conditions in the rental car sector," explains Micky Wenngatz, SPD city councilor and deputy chairwoman of the taxi commission.
The Week of Decision
This week, the decisive meetings are taking place: On Tuesday, the district administration committee meets, and on Wednesday, the full city council will make its decision. The introduction of a minimum price would be an intervention – not dramatic, but necessary. Whether it is enough to ensure fair market conditions will only be seen over time. However, a very important first step would be taken.
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