No ban on new taxi firms<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Private public transport organization Organda
\nchallenged yesterday a city official's statement which said no
\nnew taxi companies could operate in Jakarta because the market
\nwas saturated.<\/p>\n
Organda chairman Aip Syarifuddin said the only thing the city
\nadministration decided was that the number of taxis operating in
\n1996 could not exceed 20,000.<\/p>\n
\"If the number of taxis in the city has not reached 20,000,
\nnew companies can still start up,\" Aib said.<\/p>\n
He was responding to a statement made by the head of the local
\nEconomic Development Bureau, Harri Sandjojo.<\/p>\n
Harri said last week the city administration would not issue
\nnew permits for taxi business to avoid oversupply.<\/p>\n
Data from the local Investment Coordinating Board show the
\ncity administration has given licenses to 30 companies to operate
\ntaxis in Jakarta since 1972. PT Cendrawasih got a a license last
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
The data shows 12 companies have not started operating since
\nobtaining their permits, and a few others have not operated as
\nmany taxis as proposed, leaving permits for over 2,000 taxis.<\/p>\n
City councilor Bandjar Marpaung, from the Golkar faction,
\nblamed government officials for failing to check the taxi
\ncompanies' credibility before issuing the permits.<\/p>\n
\"Many licenses are given on the basis of favoritism and not on
\nprofessional grounds,\" Bandjar said.<\/p>\n
Marpaung said several taxi company owners were former
\nofficials who could easily get permits because of their
\nrelationship with the authorities.<\/p>\n
He suggested the 2,000 unused permits be given to companies
\nthat will readily operate taxis and comply with government
\nregulations. (02)<\/p>",
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