The Increase In Fuel Prices Is Not Affected By Batik Tariff Solo Trans

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JAKARTA - The increase in fuel prices so far has not affected the tariff for Batik Solo Trans (BST) considering that the buy the service system is still in effect. Head of the Surakarta City Transportation Service, Taufik Muhammad, in Solo, Monday, September 5, said that currently, both BST tickets and feeder transportation are still in effect free so that the increase in fuel prices does not have a direct impact on passengers. "But it has more impact on business actors," he said, as reported by Antara. He said the buy the service mechanism is assistance from the Ministry of Transportation for the provision of public transportation in several cities in Indonesia and frees passengers to be comfortable using public transportation. This system is applied to BST which operates in the city of Solo and its surroundings. With this mechanism, according to him, entrepreneurs feel that the difference in operational value from the nominal that has been determined in the contract, considering that the buy the service will still be applied even though the price of fuel goes up. "For example, public transportation contracts in route A, which used to be impossible to achieve if the contracts did not change. This means that if the contracts do not change, the services will be adjusted later," he said. Therefore, his party considers that it is necessary to review the contracts that have been determined following the increase in the price of several types of fuel. Another alternative is to adjust the difference in between rmada. He said that previously between the rmada and the same route passed every seven minutes, in the future it could be extended to ten minutes at once. "These figures and technical rules have not yet been released because they are still being discussed at the central level," he said. Terkait hal itu, Wali Kota Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka mengatakan terkait dengan mekanisme buy the service tersebut pemerintah daerah akan menyesuaikan dengan pemerintah pusat. "Just wait for coordination, I'm still waiting for a directive from the Minister of Home Affairs," he said.