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        "id": 1754299,
        "msgid": "analyst-abolition-of-economy-fare-for-ojol-tariffs-could-damp-demand-1779542780",
        "date": "2026-05-21 11:51:49",
        "title": "Analyst: Abolition of Economy Fare for Ojol Tariffs Could Damp Demand",
        "author": "Muhammad Isa Bustomi",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "A transport analyst warns that scrapping the economy fare for ojol may depress user demand and intensify competition among drivers, potentially failing to improve driver incomes. Grab Indonesia defends the move as a sustainable ecosystem adjustment, with GrabBike Hemat remaining available alongside government coordination on Presidential Regulation No. 27 of 2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, Kompas.com - The closure of the low-cost access subscription\nfor ride-hailing drivers is not automatically a sign that drivers\u2019\nconditions will improve. On the contrary, the policy could trigger a\nchain reaction affecting the number of users of the service.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ojol users may decrease if the cost is perceived as high because\nthere is no longer an economy fare. The closure of the economy-fare\npackage could increase driver income, but demand could fall,\u2019 transport\nanalyst Deddy Herlambang told reporters on Thursday, 21 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The 20 per cent reduction is indeed very burdensome for drivers,\u2019 he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Deddy also noted that the impact of scrapping the cheap tariff scheme\ncannot be guaranteed to improve drivers\u2019 incomes. After all, without a\ncap on the number of driver partners, competition on the ground could\nbecome even tighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Not necessarily that closing the cheap package will improve drivers\u2019\nincome since demand may fall and more drivers may enter due to no cap or\nquota on drivers,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>The policy is described as part of the company\u2019s adjustments to\nmaintain the sustainability of the service ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Grab Indonesia CEO Neneng Goenadi said the closure of the programme\nwas carried out after the company assessed the need to adjust\nimplementation to be more sustainable for all parties.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The closure of this subscription programme is also intended to\ncreate a sustainable ecosystem for all parties,\u2019 Neneng said in an\nofficial statement.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Grab confirmed that the GrabBike Hemat service for\nconsumers remains available with certain adjustments, while the price of\nGrabBike Standard services did not rise.<\/p>\n<p>Grab also said it would continue to coordinate with the government in\nimplementing Presidential Regulation No.\u00a027 of 2026 regarding the\ntwo-wheeled transport ecosystem.<\/p>",
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