Minister: Online Ojek Tariff Determination to be Final in 2 Weeks
25 April 2018 16:54 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Tegal - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi estimates that the formulation of tariff determination for online ojek (motorcycle taxi) will be done within two or three weeks. The decision is expected to be final after an intensive meeting between the government and the companies of online transportation service providers and related institutions took place.
“Yes, hopefully, there will be a decision about the tariff in two or three weeks,” said Minister Budi on Wednesday, April 25, adding that he targets a meeting from various parties will be held in the near future in order to achieve mutually beneficial decisions.
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Minister Budi also mentioned that his team will involve Indonesian Consumer’s Foundation (YLKI) and the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) in the meeting.
Intensive discussion about the online ojek, according to Minister Budi, is important. The existence of online ojek is also considered as a necessity because it gives benefits to the community.
As previously reported, the online ojek drivers demanded the tariff to be increased to Rp4,000 per kilometer. The request was responded by YLKI administrator, Tulus Abadi, who said it was too high because it could exceed the taxi fare.
MUHAMMAD IRSYAM FAIZ