'Parking fee hikes up to motorists'

'Parking fee hikes up to motorists'

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso gave operators of off-street
parking facilities the green light to raise parking fees, saying
that it would be up to motorists whether they would comply with
the fee hike or not.

"I have no authority in preventing them from increasing
parking fees, therefore I will not interfere with the issue as
long as there are no complaints from the public," Sutiyoso said
on Monday.

Sutiyoso's statement contradicted an earlier one made by the
head of the City Parking Management Board (BP Parkir), Yani
Mulyadi, and several councillors, who said that any increase in
parking fees should be jointly approved by City Council and the
governor.

They referred to Bylaw No.3/1999 on regional fees, which
stipulates that any fee increases should be based on a
gubernatorial decree approved by the City Council.

Previously, the off-street parking operators association had
announced a fee increase of Rp 1,000 an hour to between Rp 1,500
and Rp 2,000, starting on June 2. --JP