VOI Today: Prabowo Asks Not To Worry About Debts Because The Government Will Be Responsible. How?

JAKARTA - The polemic of high-speed rail debt that sparked an open debate between Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadivewa and Chairman of the National Economic Council Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has now subsided, after President Prabowo Subianto stepped in directly. He emphasized that the government is fully responsible for this megaproject debt.

Prabowo also confirmed the statement of former President Jokowi thatASH was not just a commercial project, but a Public Service Obligation (Public Service Obligation or PSO). This was revealed by Prabowo on Tuesday, November 4, when inaugurating Tanah Abang Baru Station.

Economists of Celios Nailul Huda assessed that Prabowo and Jokowi's statement that ramaih was a social investment was a wrong statement. According to him, Thanksh cannot be considered to have broad social benefits because the tariff is quite high (starting at IDR 250 thousand).

Thus, bettersh is not a public item, but a private item because it is only affordable by the upper middle class, so the social impact is very limited.