Sweden proposes ban on ride-sharing services that make profits

A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Illustration/File Photo

STOCKHOLM: Sweden proposed rule changes for its taxis on Nov 30 that may help ride-hailing services like Uber Technologies in the long term, but also recommended that profit-making ride-sharing should be illegal. 

A government-appointed commission said that Sweden should allow taxis to operate without meters, making it easier for drivers to use their own cars – a development that has helped firms like Uber undercut traditional services in other countries.