Rada recognizes electronic ticket for travel on same level as paper one

The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill on the definition of an electronic ticket, along with a paper ticket, as a basis for concluding a contract for the carriage of passengers and luggage.

A total of 256 parliamentarians voted for bill No. 5705 as a whole, with the minimum required 226.

The co-chair of the European Solidarity faction in the parliament, Iryna Herashchenko, announced this on her Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

According to it, an electronic ticket is an electronic travel document in which information is recorded in compliance with the requirements established by law in the form of electronic data, including mandatory details and information, which, after registration in the automated fare accounting system, entitles the passenger to receive transport tickets services.

Local self-government bodies introduce an automated system of accounting for fare payment, establish the procedure for its operation, and determine a person authorized to pay for transport services in the event of the introduction of an automated system of accounting for fare payment.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in October 2022, Kyiv introduced the possibility of paying for travel by bank card in all types of communal public transport.