New taxi fares announced in Oman

Muscat: New taxi fares have been announced in Oman by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC).
According to a ministerial decision, all orange and white taxis in Oman will also get electronic metres by June 2019.
The fares, officials said, will start at 300 baisa. After the first kilometre, customers will be charged 130 baisa for every extra kilometre.
The Ministry said, “As part of the implementation of the Land Transport Law No. 102016, ministerial decision No. 952018 stipulates the transport fares for public taxis. In case of more than one passenger, customer will have to share the metre amount and 50 baiza will be charged per minute for waiting.”
Officials added that should a taxi driver fail to turn on the metre, the ride will be deemed free and customers will not have to pay a fee.