E-DUBLIN – Inyathelo lase-Ireland lokwazisa i-euro ezili-10 (i-$14) yerhafu yokuhamba ngomoya iya kuphazamisa ukukhuphisana kwecandelo lelizwe lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho ngexesha leemeko zoshishino esele zinzima, amaqela oshishino athi ngoLwesibini.
UMphathiswa wezeMali uBrian Lenihan ubhengeze le ntshukumo kuhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwakhe luka-2009 ngoLwesibini kwilinge lokunyusa ingxowa yombuso njengoko i-Ireland ingena kwi-recession yayo yokuqala kwiminyaka engama-25.
U-Lenihan uthe kuqikelelwa ukuba irhafu, eya kusebenza ukususela ekupheleni kuka-Matshi, iya kuvelisa i-euro yezigidi ezingama-95 kwingeniso yelizwe kunyaka ozayo kunye ne-150 yezigidi ze-euro kunyaka opheleleyo.
“Iya kuba lusizi nangamaxesha aqhelekileyo, kodwa ukubekwa kwayo ngexesha apho inqwelomoya kunye nemizi-mveliso yokuhamba ikweyona ndawo iyingozi kwinkumbulo yokuphila ilishwa kwaye ayibobulumko,” utshilo u-Eamonn McKeon, uMlawuli oyiNtloko we-Irish Tourist Industry Confederation.
Uthi: “Esinye isibetho esichasene nokukhuphisana kweIreland kunye nesixa semali eqokelelweyo ebekufanele ukuba siphetshwe.
U-Lenihan uthe abakhweli baya kuhlawula umyinge ophantsi wee-euro ezimbini kuhambo olufutshane, wongeza ukuba isigqibo sihambelana nokuhamba kwamanye amazwe angamalungu e-European Union anjenge-UK kunye ne-Netherlands.
"Le rhafu intsha iza kulimaza ngakumbi imfuno yabathengi esele ihlile yokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kwaye iya kubeka i-Ireland engxakini enkulu kukhenketho olungenayo apho amawaka axhomekeke kuzo ukuze aphile," utshilo u-Aer Lingus.
Izabelo kumphathiswa welizwe zigqibe phantsi phantse ipesenti ezi-2 ngelixa isalathiso esiphambili sivale i-2.73 yeepesenti phezulu.
Umqhubi wendawo we-Aer Lingus, umqhubi wexabiso eliphantsi laseYurophu uRyanair, wayesele ebongoze urhulumente kule veki ukuba angazisi irhafu yokuhamba, esithi iya kucalula abahambi beenqwelomoya ngokuthanda abagibeli beenqanawa.
Yongeze ukuba itrafikhi yokuhamba emfutshane esuka eShannon kumazantsi eIreland inokuwa ngenxa yoko. I-Aer Lingus ikhuphe iinkonzo zayo kwi-Shannon ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka malunga nomba weendleko.
"I-Ryanair ayinakukwazi ukuhambisa abakhweli abazizigidi ezi-2 ngonyaka e-Shannon ukuba umyinge wokukhwela uhlawulwe ngaba - ubukhulu becala - amanani abatyeleli anyuswe ngaphezulu kwe-100 yeepesenti," yatsho.
Ngokwahlukileyo, abaqhubi beenqwelo-mafutha kulindeleke ukuba babethwe kukunyuka kwamaxabiso erhafu yeemoto.
Irhafu kwiimoto ezineenjini ezingaphantsi kwe-2.5 ilitha ziya kunyuswa ngepesenti ezi-4, ngelixa izithuthi ezineenjini ezinkulu ziya kubona ukunyuka kwerhafu ye-5 ekhulwini.
Kodwa uLenihan ukwathe uzakucebisa inkuthazo yerhafu ukukhuthaza ukukhwela ibhayisekile emsebenzini.
