Bus fare increase

Bus fare increase

From Tiras

The plan to increase bus fares by between 40 percent and 100 percent has caused great concern to low-income people -- those earning between Rp 100,000 and Rp 300,000. A raise in the cost of transportation will be followed by an increase in the cost of living, because toll road charges and the prices of fuel, water and construction materials will also be increased.

The life of the people is already miserable enough. Would the government add to the people's suffering by approving the proposal for an increase in bus fares? The government should not listen only to the demand of the transportation companies. It must also consider the interests of the poor.

Please, pay attention to the people's aspirations and disapprove the fare increase proposal.

DJOKO PERMONO

Jakarta