Parking problem<\/p>\n
From Berita Buana<\/p>\n
Every time parking in Jakarta is brought up, the government
\nimagines that a huge fund can be collected from this sector.
\nEvery year a target of billions of rupiah is set. For example,
\nthe target last year was Rp 9.7 billion and for 1994\/1995 it is
\nRp 14.6 billion.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately the target is never reached. Last year the
\nJakarta Municipality pocketed Rp 900 million less than the set Rp
\n9.7 billion. Therefore, this year the Parking Management Agency
\nis determined to make up for the last year's loss by raising the
\nparking fee from Rp 300 to Rp 500. Mathematically the target can
\nbe easily reached, assuming that no manipulation or leakage
\noccurs along the way.<\/p>\n
It is the customers, namely the car owners, who are less
\nfortunate. The parking policy places the weight entirely upon the
\nclients. Yet the car owners can never be sure that their cars are
\nsafe once they have paid the parking fees. And the failure to
\nreach the target set by the parking agency is by no means the car
\nowners' fault. It is purely the fault of the parking management.<\/p>\n
Or, it is likely that the set target is too high. We are in
\nthe dark as to how the Municipality comes up with such a high
\nfigure. As can be seen from the above figure, the increase for
\nthis year is Rp 4.9 billion (about 50.5 percent) from last year's
\nfigure. Is the increase compatible with the increase of the
\nnumber of the vehicles? Or is the target determined so that the
\nprojected increase in parking fees can be justified. No one can
\ntell.<\/p>\n
It is difficult to know whether the parking tariff increase is
\na guarantee that the target can be achieved. I fear that the
\nincrease will in turn trigger a greater appetite for
\nmanipulation. What they should do is to improve the parking
\nmanagement system.<\/p>\n
I think that it is time the Jakarta Municipality considered
\nprivatizing the parking business to make it more professional.
\nAnd the Parking Authority should only collect the appropriate
\namount from the parking turn over to stop all the trouble created
\nby the system.<\/p>\n
HERBER L SITANGGANG<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/parking-problem-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }