Online Motorcycle Taxi Driver Income Drops After 8 Percent Scheme, Deputy Speaker of the House Responds

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal has spoken out regarding the income of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers, which has yet to increase following the enforcement of the policy capping platform operator commissions at 8 percent. Cucun assessed that this situation arose because the platform companies also reduced trip fares. This is what has prevented a significant impact on driver income. “Previously, we declared the commitment of the government, the President, including the business owners of the platform operators, that as of 1 July, the 8 percent deduction for the operator and 92 percent for the drivers had been implemented,” Cucun told reporters at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday, 3 July 2026. “In its development, their income has fallen because the business owners lowered the fares, thus causing the income for these drivers to drop,” he continued. Therefore, Cucun urged that this issue be promptly followed up through more technical regulations. He stated that Commission V of the DPR RI would follow up on this matter with the relevant government bodies. “This will certainly require the Ministry of Transportation to draft a more detailed technical regulation. Later, the relevant commission, especially Commission V, will follow up so that there is no misunderstanding. The 8-92 percent split remains in accordance with the commitment facilitated by the DPR, the government, and the business owners, who have already fulfilled that commitment,” Cucun concluded. It was previously reported that Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi confirmed that the policy limiting online motorcycle taxi commission fees to a maximum of 8 percent would come into effect on 1 July 2026. Dudy stated that President Prabowo Subianto had announced the commission adjustment policy on 1 May 2026 as part of efforts to improve the welfare of ride-hailing transport drivers. “No, it is not a trial; it will be directly enforced on 1 July, and we will see what the reaction is like,” Dudy said on Saturday, 27 June 2026. He explained that the government had conveyed the policy to all platform operators and requested that they immediately prepare implementation measures so the new provisions could be applied on time. According to Dudy, during a meeting between the platform operators and DPR leaders, it was agreed that the enforcement of the maximum 8 percent commission would officially begin on 1 July 2026. Dudy affirmed that the Ministry of Transportation would fully support the implementation of the policy by preparing all administrative and technical aspects to ensure its execution aligns with government regulations.