Rise in bus fares being considered<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday that
\nthe proposal of transportation businesses that minibus fares be
\nraised will be considered from various points of view.<\/p>\n
He said the city administration will collect input from
\nvarious related parties, including the Organization of Land
\nTransportation Entrepreneurs, and that various aspects of that
\ninput will later be discussed.<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday, some businessmen involved in city
\ntransportation, including Ch. Soenarto, the chairman of the
\nJakarta Transportation Cooperative (Kopaja), Simanjuntak, the
\npresident of PT Metro Mini and Musdarudin, the chairman of
\nKoantas Bima, went to the House of Representatives proposing that
\nthe fares charged by minibuses operating in the city be raised.<\/p>\n
The businessmen, representing 2,569 public transportation
\nbusinesses, demanded that they be allowed to raise the fare from
\nRp 300 (13 US Cents) to Rp 500.<\/p>\n
They also asked that the bus fare for students be raised from
\nRp 100 to Rp 200.<\/p>\n
The businessmen said they had sent a letter to the governor
\nover the matter, but that no response had been received.<\/p>\n
In a related development, Abdulgani H.Abdullah, a councilor
\nfrom the Indonesian Democratic Party faction, said the
\nbusinessmen must improve their services to the public.<\/p>\n
\"They should not be too profit-oriented ... they are also
\nrequired to give better service to the public,\" he said, adding
\nthat the service provided by public transportation vehicles in
\nthe city is still poor.<\/p>\n
They must provide better services for the public because the
\ncity is being developed into a service city, he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the governor must consult with the city council in
\ndetermining public transport fares.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Aman, a councilor from the Armed Forces faction on
\nthe city council, said that plans to raise bus fares should be
\ndiscussed comprehensively, taking into account a great number of
\naspects because the fare increase has many implications for the
\ncity's economy.<\/p>\n
He said the hike might affect the prices of basic commodities.<\/p>\n
He added that the city administration should take care in
\ndeciding the question.<\/p>\n
Bandjar Marpaung of the Golkar faction suggested that the city
\nadministration seek ways to have tariffs on spare parts for
\nmotorized vehicles reduced. \"That might discourage public
\ntransportation companies from raising fares,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Currently there are 2,000 Metro Mini buses, 800 Kopaja buses
\nand 85 Koantas Bima buses operating in the city.(32)<\/p>",
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