Water charges

Water charges

I read in The Jakarta Post that as of Jan. 4 tap water charges
will increase by another 30 percent. This greatly disturbs me.
Why are we, PAM water users, burdened with such a raise, while
almost 50 percent of the tap water is used by people not paying
for it.

Why am I forced to subsidize the sloppiness of the government
c/o PAM, which cannot get its act together by controlling the use
of tap water and making people pay for it? If those parties using
PAM water without paying were to be charged, the price hike would
not be necessary since PAM's revenue would increase by almost 100
percent. If there are communal free PAM water supplies for the
poor, the "Kelurahan" or district offices should pay for these
rather than me.

I feel squeezed beyond the limit of endurance with the
constant hikes applied by the government; especially since it is
no secret that up to 30 or 40 percent of the money is embezzled!
The overall situation is disgusting, and getting worse by the
day! When and how will this debauchery and this attitude of not
caring about the opinions of the public come to an end?

MRS. SUHARTO
Jakarta