Team proposes new bus fares increase<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A joint team tasked to calculate city bus fares
\nincreases decided on Tuesday to drop the central government
\nsubsidy for bus operators and proposed new fares for city buses.<\/p>\n
The team, comprising representatives from the City Council,
\nthe city administration and the City's Traffic and Land
\nTransportation Agency (DLLAJ), the City's Organization of Land
\nTransportation Owners (Organda) and the City's Indonesian
\nTransportation Worker Union (SPTI), presented on Tuesday its
\nproposed bus fares to the council.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the council's Commission D Sayogo Hendro Subroto,
\nsaid the council would likely forward the proposed bus fare
\nincrease to the city governor, possibly on Wednesday, to be
\napproved and announced to the public.<\/p>\n
\"The council leaders have agreed with the recommendation. We
\nhope we can soon send it to the city administration,\" Sayogo, of
\nthe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, told reporters.<\/p>\n
According to the team's proposal, fare for regular buses
\nshould be increased from Rp 500 to Rp 700, for mid-range buses
\nand limited-seat buses from Rp 700 to Rp 900, and for students
\nfrom Rp 200 to Rp 300.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, fares for air-conditioned bus, which currently
\nstands at Rp 2,500, should be left for the market to determine.<\/p>\n
The team's proposed bus fares are higher than those proposed
\nby the city council, but lower than those proposed by the city
\nadministration.<\/p>\n
The council proposed an increase of up to 30 percent in bus
\nfares, while the city administration proposed an increase of up
\nto 57 percent.<\/p>\n
Sayogo said the team dropped the subsidy from its calculations
\nbecause it had never been clear if the central government would
\ndisburse the funds.<\/p>\n
\"If the subsidy is really disbursed, we could give it to poor
\npeople here,\" Sayogo said.<\/p>\n
He said the team had taken into account not only the recent
\nfuel price increase but also an increase in the cost of spare
\nparts in its calculation of the new bus fares.<\/p>\n
Organda chairman Aip Syaifuddin welcomed the proposal from the
\nteam, noting that the fares increase would create a possibility
\nfor bus operators to rejuvenate their fleets.<\/p>\n
\"We thank the council and the team for accommodating Organda's
\naspirations,\" Aip said.<\/p>\n
He said his association would meet local bus producer PT
\nTexmaco next meek to discuss its plan to purchase new buses.<\/p>\n
\"But we still plan to use other bus brands in the
\nrejuvenation program,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Organda earlier ordered some 2,000 Perkasa buses from Texmaco
\nas part of the bus rejuvenation program. However, Texmaco could
\nnot yet produce the buses, since no financial institution was
\nprepared to finance the production due to the low bus fares.
\n(jun)<\/p>",
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