Higher parking fees planned

Higher parking fees planned

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso submitted on Tuesday a draft of the
bylaw on the fee for vehicle parking for further deliberation by
the City Council.

Sutiyoso said if the draft was passed into a bylaw by the City
Council, it was expected to boost the city's revenue as there was
still a lot of money from vehicle parking tax that could be
collected by the administration.

The city administration is giving consideration to raising the
parking fees managed by the private sector, particularly in
strategic areas. "In certain areas, Rp 1,000 per hour is too
cheap," he added.

The governor said the off-street parking managed by the
private sector was expected to make a significant contribution to
the city's revenue as the administration would impose a 20
percent tax on the turnover.

He said that there were some 420 parking lots managed by
private sector, while the permits to manage 261 other locations
were being processed. --JP