Taxi fare hike demanded

Taxi fare hike demanded

BANDUNG: About 160 Gemah Ripah taxi drivers marched to the
provincial council building here on Monday, demanding a taxi fare
hike.

Gemah Ripah is the only taxi operator here using the meter.

"We can no longer survive since the taxi company just raised
the collection fee from Rp 76,000 per day to Rp 82,000 per day.
We cannot meet the target if we use the old fares," said Endang
Sutaryan, 44, one of the drivers.

The group met with several councillors, among them head of
Commission D for economic affairs Fred G. Serhalawan.

"We will channel their aspirations but so far we have not
received any official request from the local administration to
hike the taxi fare," Fred said.

Taxis in Bandung are notorious for refusing to use taxi
meters.

The taxi drivers are demanding the flag fall be raised from Rp
1,500 to Rp 2,000, and the fare per kilometer increased from Rp
900 to Rp 1,300. (25/edt)