Gas station collusion

Gas station collusion

Dozens of green belt areas have now been developed to
accommodate various buildings, such as houses,
neighborhood/community unit posts or gas stations. In the case of
gas stations, Sub-office Head of Central Jakarta Parks Katharina
Suryawati said that if a gas station permit had expired, it could
be reviewed and the gas station relocated, as stated in Tempo
daily newspaper of Nov. 6.

To support the implementation of Khatarina's good intentions
and to prevent the impression that there is collusion between the
Jakarta administration and gas station owners, I propose that a
name plate showing the expiry date of the gas station's permit
should be installed and clearly visible to the public. That way
the public could be involved in supervising the status and period
of operational validity for gas stations.

Therefore, the city administration should not be the only
authority that supervises gas stations, a control that could
tempt both city administration officials and gas station owners
into colluding with each other to the disbenefit of the public.

If, for example, a gas station cannot be relocated, the city
administration, aiming to play fairly, transparently and to
generate maximum profit, should openly put to tender the gas
station ownership and operating rights. Consequently, the best
offer, which generates the best advantage to the city
administration, will become the winner.

H. WISDARMANTO GS

Jakarta