Chairman of Jakarta Organda Shafruhan Sinungan said the decline in public transport fares was a response from the transport business-related decline in the price of fuel oil (BBM). As is known, the government has reduced the price several times the Solar and Premium as the impact on the decline in world oil prices.
"It's the accumulation of January, when the decline in fuel prices," he said when talking with Liputan6.com in Jakarta, Monday (04/04/2016).
In the previous decline in fuel prices, transport operators can not make changes to public transit fares. Because the reduction in fuel prices by the government when it was considered too small so it does not yet have an impact on the operational costs of public transport.
"At that time the decline is also small so we may not cut rates. Well now it accumulated decrease rates of decline in fuel prices since January," he said.
According Shafruhan, public transport fares may be changed again if the government re-adjust fuel prices. However, these tariff changes must be with the permission of the Department of Transportation. "It could change again, later BBM Depending how," he said.
Here are the details reduction in public transport fares in Jakarta:
1. Small Bus (microbus)
- Down from Rp 3,500 to Rp 3,000.
2. City Bus (Bus Medium, Large Bus Regular)
- Down from Rp 3,800 (US $ 4,000) to Rp 3,500.
3. Taxi
- Flag Fall (Rate Initial / Open Door) dropped from Rp 7,500 to Rp 6,500
- Per kilometer further, down from Rp 4,000 to Rp 3,500
- Wait Hours per clock, down from Rp 48,000 to Rp 42,000.
Earlier, the government cut fuel prices for the types of Premium and Diesel. The magnitude of the decline of Rp 500 per liter and starting April 1, 2016.
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said said the government has decided to lower the price of Premium and Diesel with the amount of Rp 500 per liter. The decline was adjusted with applicable laws and also to reflect the decline in world oil prices.
"In the regulation did not ask the government to remove fuel prices fully to market. So the task of the government to maintain stability so as to create, either up or down is not high," said Sudirman at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (03/30/2016).
Based on these premises, the government decided to lower the price premium of Rp 6,950 per liter to Rp 6,450 thousand per liter. As for Solar dropped to Rp 5,150 per liter from Rp 5,650 per liter. "To kerosene remain," added Sudirman. (Dny / Gdn)
source by bisnis.liputan6.com
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