The Angkot Tariff In Kendari Officially Increases 20 Percent, What About Students And Students?

KENDARI - The Kendari City Transportation Service, Southeast Sulawesi, has officially increased the city transportation rate by 20 percent as a result of the subsidized fuel price adjustment (BBM).

Kadishub Kendari, Laode Abdul Manas Shalihin said the determination to increase the angkot tariff was based on the Decree of the Mayor of Kendari Number 1057 of 2022 concerning the Determination of the Tariff for General Transportation Passengers in Trayek in Kendari City.

"Regarding the increase in the angkot tariff, the official decree from the mayor is already there, today it is published. What is clear is that there is an increase in the angkot tariff of around 20 percent for the public, and approximately 14-15 percent for students and students," Abdul said, Thursday, September 22, as reported by Antara.

He explained that the old tariff for public transportation of Rp. 5,000 rose to Rp. 6,000, while the tariff for students from Rp. 3,500 rose to Rp. 4,000.

"The decree on the determination to increase the angkot tariff has only been issued today and will be disseminated as well as applied. It applies to all routes in Kendari City," he said.

Laode explained that with the decree, every entrepreneur, manager, owner of an angkot must inform the amount of the urban transportation tariff by attaching a transport tariff sticker in each vehicle.

"With the enactment of this Mayor's Decree, Kendari Mayor's Decree Number 933 of 2022 concerning the Determination of Public Transportation and Kendari City Passenger Tariffs has been revoked and declared invalid," he said.

He said that one of the considerations for the increase in public transport rates was adjusting to the increase in subsidized fuel prices, especially since entrepreneurs and angkot drivers were greatly affected by the fuel price adjustment policy.

"We just found out together that the angkot drivers were directly affected because every day they have to refuel," he said.

He added that the number of angkotes recorded in the capital city of Southeast Sulawesi Province based on the latest data in 2018 was more than 400, but currently operating at approximately 100 angkots.