Organda allowed to import used buses<\/p>\n
Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) will
\nbe allowed to buy imported second-hand buses from Japan and
\nAustralia at reduced prices in a deal with the government to
\ncancel a planned bus fare hike.<\/p>\n
\"These low-priced buses are to be provided to replace the bus
\nowners' plan to increase bus fares due to the increased fuel
\nprices early this year,\" chairman of Organda Dadan Irawan
\nSarpingi told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
According to Dadan, the import plan is one of the concessions
\nbeing offered by the government to Organda if it cancels its plan
\nto raise bus fares. They will also get tax breaks.<\/p>\n
\"The cutting of value-added tax and import duties on imported
\nbuses are among the others,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dadan said that the issue was now being discussed in the
\nMinistry of Finance.<\/p>\n
He also explained that the imported buses would be mostly
\nallocated for Jakarta and operated as non-air-conditioned economy
\nbuses with a fare of Rp 900 per person.<\/p>\n
Dadan said that there would be a total of 3,000 second-hand
\nbuses priced between Rp 115 million and Rp 120 million. Most of
\nthese air-conditioned buses have been in operation for 10 years
\non average.<\/p>\n
He expected that the revenue received from the operation of
\nthose imported buses, would enable the organization to buy brand
\nnew buses in the future.<\/p>\n
At the moment, the bus fare for regular buses in Jakarta is Rp
\n900 per passenger. The last bus fare hike was in May 2002 when
\nthe fare was increased by 28.5 percent from Rp 700 to Rp 900.<\/p>\n
Dadan also mentioned that most of the public transportation
\nbuses in the city had been in operation for between 17 and 25
\nyears.<\/p>\n
\"There are about 3,900 buses operating in the city at the
\nmoment, while actually only 20 percent of them are roadworthy,\"
\nhe said, \"Actually, Jakarta needs 6,000 buses, out of 12,000
\nrequired for the whole country.\"<\/p>\n
Dadan also said that Organda expected the government would
\nsoon cancel the value-added tax and import duties on imported
\nbuses as previously promised.<\/p>",
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