Cut in São Paulo road tolls may cause US$252.14mn revenue drop

A future 10% cut in toll charges on roads in São Paulo could result in US$252.14million (BRL 500mn) less in revenues a year for concessionaires CCR and EcoRodovias, according to a study of 2012 company results by economists at Valor Data. São Paulo state has reportedly closed a deal to lower tolls by 10%-20%, with Governor Geraldo Alckmin only confirming that the concession contracts would be reviewed in order to achieve lower tariffs. If prices are cut by the suggested percentages, CCR will see annual reve
April 12, 2013 Read time: 1 min
A future 10% cut in toll charges on roads in São Paulo could result in US$252.14million (BRL 500mn) less in revenues a year for concessionaires CCR and 2688 Ecorodovias, according to a study of 2012 company results by economists at Valor Data.

São Paulo state has reportedly closed a deal to lower tolls by 10%-20%, with Governor Geraldo Alckmin only confirming that the concession contracts would be reviewed in order to achieve lower tariffs. If prices are cut by the suggested percentages, CCR will see annual revenues drop by $203.72 million (BRL 406mn) to $407.44 million (BRL 812mn), while for EcoRodovias the loss of revenue could vary between $49.67 million (BRL 99mn) and $99.35 million (BRL 198mn).

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