Pricing authorities in the eastern city of Hangzhou on Tuesday made public two proposals to hike taxi fares, as a public hearing, which was triggered by a massive cab driver strike earlier this month, is just two weeks away.周二，杭州物价部门对姥爷布两套出租车提价策略，并将于两周后进行听证。本月早些时候，杭州发生大规模出租车司机罢运事件。提价，英文中是fare hike或price hike，只是fare侧重于只乘坐车船支付的票价，而price多指卖方对产品的定价。在pricing authorities（物价部门）公布的调价策略中，都提到要将flag-down fare（起步价）提升。所谓起步价就是指the minimum charge for hiring a taxi, to which the rate per kilometer is added。8月初，杭州发生cab driver strike（出租车罢运）事件，约1500名司机take to the street（上街抗议），抗议gasoline price（油价）、housing price（房价）等都涨价了，唯独出租车价格不涨。现在，上海、广州、北京等地都已陆续调整出租车运价或加收fuel surcharge（燃油附加费），杭州出租司机常见感到生活重压加强。这次罢运持续了3天，政府向司机们发放了temporary subsidies（临时补助），并承诺将提升运价。