Bogor bus fare set to increase

Bogor bus fare set to increase

BOGOR: Although the government has not yet officially
announced a rise in fuel prices, the Bogor Land Transportation
Owners' Organization (Organda) proposed on Wednesday a hike in
public bus fares from Rp 800 to Rp 1,000.

Bogor's Organda chief Chotib Malik said on Tuesday that the
municipality had given the green light for the hike, although the
local council had yet to approve it.

He said that Organda during a meeting with the municipality's
land transportation agency (DLLAJ) had proposed an increase in
the bus fare from Rp 800 to Rp 1,000 if the government decided to
raise fuel prices later this month.

Chotib said that the government should make it clear whether
it was going to increase fuel prices or not. "The government is
dithering about the plan. As a result, the public are being
victimized by speculators," he said. --JP