Transjabodetabek Subsidy Free of DKI's APBD, DPRD Requests Buffer Region to Help Budget

Illustration of the transjabodetabek majoring in Blok M-Bogor (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, M. Taufik Zoelkifli, responded to the plan of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, who will raise the tariff of a number of Transjabodetabek routes.

The discussion of this tariff increase arose because the DKI Provincial Government began to be burdened by the cost of transportation subsidies to operate the Transjakarta service to the buffer area of the Capital.

Taufik admitted that he understood Pramono's reason for raising the Transjabodetabek tariff. Considering that this service is generally used by residents of the buffer area who are active in Jakarta. Meanwhile, subsidies for residents outside Jakarta are not the responsibility of the DKI Provincial Government.

"Indeed, if Transjakarta is a vehicle in Jakarta, yes, public transportation in Jakarta, then use the Jakarta APBD. So then, if there is a subsidy or concession, for example, a free service card, it is for Jakarta residents, who have a Jakarta KTP," said Taufik to reporters, Tuesday, June 9.

So, according to Taufik, the allocation of public service obligation (PSO) budget or transportation subsidies on the Transjabodetabek service from the DKI Jakarta Regional Budget becomes less targeted.

"Because, if it's like that in Bogor, or in Tangerang, then it should be subsidized by the local government, so the West Java or Banten Government. So, for now I agree that there is an increase in the Transjabodetabek tariff outside Jakarta," he said.

On the one hand, in order for the transportation subsidy budget not to burden the DKI Provincial Government, Taufik suggested that the DKI Provincial Government invite the buffer regional government to allocate the Transjabodetabek service subsidy budget that falls into their respective regions.

"So, first, we do raise it, but of course the increase is calculated so that it is more economical than if they use private vehicles," said Taufik.

"The second, we can also work together with the local governments around Jakarta. So, what if there is cooperation. This bus uses Jakarta subsidies, what if it's the same. So, for example, the Depok Government, the Bogor Government, the Tangerang Government," he continued.

Previously, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government planned to adjust the tariff of a number of Transjabodetabek services in the near future. The tariff increase does not only apply to the Blok M-Soekarno Hatta Airport route, but also several other corridors that are considered to have too large a subsidy burden.

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung revealed that his party is currently also studying a number of other Transjabodetabek services that are considered to require adjustments to the tariff so that the government's subsidy burden does not swell.

"In these months we will decide on several routes, not only Blok M to Soekarno-Hatta, but also other Trans Jabodetabek that need adjustments because the subsidy is too large," he said.

Based on data from the DKI Jakarta Transportation Office, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government must allocate a budget of Rp. 401 billion for the Transjabodetabek subsidy on 18 service routes. Where, each passenger receives a subsidy of Rp. 12,258.