Government Limits Government Vehicles and Cuts ASN Travel to 70 Percent

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto announced a budget efficiency policy in response to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East.

He added that this step was taken by limiting the use of official vehicles and reducing the budget for official travel for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

Airlangga explained that the use of official vehicles would be reduced by 50 percent, but this restriction does not apply to operational vehicles or electric-based vehicles.

"Mobility efficiency includes limiting the use of 50 percent of official vehicles, except for operations and electric vehicles, and encouraging the use of public transportation," he said in a virtual press conference, Tuesday, March 31.

In addition, Airlangga said the government also encouraged ASN to switch to using public transportation to increase efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.

"So reduce official vehicles and use public transportation as much as possible," said Airlangga.

In addition, Airlangga said efficiency was also applied to official travel, with a reduction of up to 50 percent for domestic travel and 70 percent for overseas travel.

"Then the efficiency of domestic and foreign official travel is up to 50 percent and abroad is up to 70 percent," he said.

Not only at the central level, Airlangga also conveyed that local governments were also urged to adjust the car free day policy, including the possibility of adding the duration and coverage of road sections, according to the characteristics of each region.

He emphasized that further provisions regarding this matter will be regulated through the Ministry of Home Affairs circular.

"Especially for this area, there is an appeal for an increase in the number of days of duration and coverage of road sections in car free days according to the characteristics of each area and this will be regulated by the Minister of Home Affairs," he said.