DUBLIN – Isinyathelo sase-Ireland sokwethula intela yohambo lwendiza yama-euro angu-10 ($14) sizolimaza ukuncintisana komkhakha wezokuvakasha nokuvakasha wakuleliya lizwe ngesikhathi sezimo zebhizinisi ezivele zinzima, kusho izinhlangano zamabhizinisi ngoLwesibili.
UNgqongqoshe wezeziMali uBrian Lenihan umemezele lesi sinyathelo esabelweni sakhe sesabelomali sika-2009 ngoLwesibili emzamweni wokuqinisa isikhwama sombuso njengoba i-Ireland ingena ekuwohlokeni kwayo kokuqala eminyakeni engama-25.
ULenihan uthe kulinganiselwa ukuthi intela, ezoqala ukusebenza kusukela ekupheleni kukaMashi, izokhipha ama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-95 emalini engenayo yezwe ngonyaka ozayo kanye nama-euro ayizigidi eziyi-150 ngonyaka ogcwele.
"Kungaba okudabukisayo ngisho nasezikhathini ezejwayelekile, kodwa ukubekwa kwayo ngesikhathi lapho izimboni zezindiza nezokuvakasha zisesimweni esibucayi kakhulu ekukhumbuleni ukuphila kuyishwa futhi akuhlakaniphile," kusho u-Eamonn McKeon, oyiChief Executive of the Irish Tourist Industry Confederation.
“Kungelinye igalelo elimelene nokuncintisana kwe-Ireland futhi ngenani lemali eqoqwe ibingagwenywa futhi bekufanele igwenywe,” esho.
ULenihan uthe abagibeli bazokhokha inani eliphansi lama-euro amabili ohambweni olufushane, wengeza ngokuthi lesi sinqumo sihambisana nomnyakazo wamanye amazwe angamalungu e-European Union njenge-UK neNetherlands.
"Le ntela entsha izophinde ilimaze esehlile isidingo sabathengi sokuhamba ngendiza futhi izobeka i-Ireland esimweni esibucayi kakhulu kwezokuvakasha ezingena ngaphakathi lapho izinkulungwane zithembele kuzo ukuze ziziphilise," kusho inkampani yezindiza i-Aer Lingus.
Izabelo kunkampani yenethiwekhi kazwelonke ziqede phansi cishe ngamaphesenti ama-2 ngenkathi inkomba enkulu ivale ngamaphesenti angama-2.73 phezulu.
Imbangi yendawo ka-Aer Lingus, umthwali wezindleko eziphansi zaseYurophu uRyanair, wayesevele enxuse uhulumeni kuleli sonto ukuthi angayethuli intela yokuhamba, ethi izobandlulula abahambi bezindiza ngokuthanda abagibeli besikebhe.
Ingeze ngokuthi isiminyaminya esisuka eShannon eningizimu ye-Ireland singawa ngenxa yalokho. I-Aer Lingus ikhiphe izinsiza zayo eShannon ngasekuqaleni konyaka ngodaba lwezindleko.
"I-Ryanair ayikwazi ukuletha abagibeli abayizigidi ezi-2 ngonyaka e-Shannon uma imali yokugibela ekhokhwa yilaba - ikakhulukazi - izinombolo zezivakashi zizokwenyuka ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwe-100," kusho.
Ngokwehlukana, abashayeli kulindeleke ukuthi bashaywe wukunyuka kwentela yezimoto.
Intela yezimoto ezinenjini engaphansi kuka-2.5 litre izokwenyuswa ngo-4%, kuthi izimoto ezinezinjini ezinkulu zinyuke ngo-5%.
Kodwa uLenihan uphinde wathi uzophakamisa intela yokukhuthaza ukusebenza kwamabhayisikili ukuze asebenze.
