Originally Posted by
mnredfox
Drivers also don't use the meter in cities where they can share cabs with multiple parties. In some cities in China it's just the way things are.
As for paying tax and taxi company fees, my understanding is that cab drivers paid the company a fixed amount daily to use the cab etc. So what they earn above their costs (gas, payment to cab co etc) is theirs to keep. So yes they are incentivized to charge more...
This is true, but by issuing a
fapiao, they are giving the government a means to get its share of the fare. That having been said, I'm guessing they make more money selling
fapiao than they lose to the tax people.