Even though government officials had called for discounts, price rises implemented by public transportation operator companies took effect on January 3.

Ulaanbaatar's commuters now have to pay an extra MNT 100 to ride a bus or microbus, and an extra 250tg for the first kilometer of every taxi ride

How ever the Pime Minister had made a television appearnace on January 2  to announce that public transport would remain at the old price and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Public Transport Regulation Department had issued an order to keep fares at the same price, but the companies paid no attention and upped their prices regardless.