Fuel campaign may be futile

Fuel campaign may be futile

A comment on The Jakarta Post's July 21 article, Fuel campaign
targets vehicle owners.

To try and make certain car owners use Pertamax would be
futile, the only benefits would be reaped by the authorities who
would burden the state budget by claiming expenses to carry out
this operation and who would then pocket the proceeds.

It is common knowledge that most owners of imported cars with
machine output above 2,000 cc are already using Pertamax or
Pertamax Plus petrol. Today, even affluent owners of a Kijangs
are seen using Pertamax.

On the other hand, if yearly taxes on private vehicles were to
be increased, the government should also consider that most
vehicle owners would be reluctant to transfer vehicle documents
into their name when they bought a second-hand car. The
government should abolish all administration charges on vehicles,
therefore allowing vehicle owners to transfer a vehicle into
their name at no cost.

The government could earn extra revenue by increasing the road
tax while at the same time creating these efficiencies.

VICTOR SUBAGIO, Jakarta