JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi ensures that the economic stimulus policy during the Lebaran Transportation period will not harm the airline.
He emphasized that the various incentives provided were government policies and not a burden that must be borne by the airline.
"What is certain is that the policy is the government's policy. We do not interfere with airlines," said Dudy as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 25.
Dudy explained that the government had designed a scheme that would not interfere with the sustainability of the airline business.
The stimulus given to the airline includes tax relaxation, as well as adjustments to a number of operational cost components such as air services and aircraft fuel (avtur).
With this scheme, the cost burden is not imposed on the airline, but is supported through fiscal policy and government support.
This step was taken to maintain a balance between the interests of the public who need affordable tickets during Lebaran homecoming and the sustainability of the national aviation industry.
"So the government gives tax relief, then also the cost for handling the airport and also avtur. So all of that is the stimulus given by the government, not from airlines," he added.
The government is preparing a stimulus for the Government-Covered Value Added Tax (PPN DTP) of 100 percent for the purchase of plane tickets during the 2026 Lebaran homecoming period.
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto explained that the amount of the stimulus would be larger than the stimulus at Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026, where at that time the government only bore 6 percent of the VAT and the rest was paid by consumers.
Currently, the government is still drafting stimulus rules through the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK). Airlangga said the rules were targeted to be completed on Monday (9/2).
In addition to plane tickets, the government has also prepared various discount programs for transportation tickets to toll road tariffs to support community mobility during the Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr 1447 H holiday period.
This policy includes discounts on air tickets, trains, sea transport, land transport, and toll road tariffs.
The cross-mode discount policy was previously applied during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) 2025-2026 period.
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