JAKARTA - Presiden Prabowo Subianto menegaskan bahwa proyek Kereta Cepat JakartaBandung (Whoosh) tidak ada masalah. Menurutnya, layanan transportasi publik seperti Kereta cepat tidak seharusnya dinilai hanya dari sisi keuntungan.
He emphasized that around the world, public transportation is a form of public service obligation (PSO) or public service obligations, so that what must be calculated is the benefit of the community.
"Whoosh is all public transportation around the world, don't count profits, don't count losses, don't count, the benefits are not for the people around the world, this is called public service obligation," he said at a press conference for the inauguration of Tanah Abang Baru Station, Tuesday, November 4.
Prabowo also explained that the government provides subsidies to train services to ease the burden on the community.
"All of our trains are subsidized by 60 percent, the people pay 20 percent, this is the state's presence, this is the state's presence," he said.
He emphasized that subsidy funds come from state taxes and assets, so they must be managed in a clean and transparent manner.
"Where did the money come from, the money came from people's money, the money was from taxes, the money was from the state's wealth, so we have to prevent all leaks, we really have to stop misappropriation and corruption of people's money cannot be stolen because we will return it to services for the people," he explained.
Furthermore, Prabowo said that he had studied the HIGH Speed Rail project and made sure there were no problems. He asked that the project not be used as politicization material.
SEE ALSO:
"So don't worry, I've told you everything, I've learned the problem, Indonesia is able and that's all natural, don't politicize it, don't dance to people's drums, maybe there are parties who don't know where they always want to cause people's anxiety," he said.
Prabowo emphasized his commitment to safeguarding the country's wealth and managing it for the welfare of the people.
"Be calm, our nation is strong, our nation is rich, the important thing is that the government must not be careless, the government must not be deceived and the government must not let people steal the wealth of the country. I will not hesitate with my team, we will prove that we will save, we will save and will look for all the sources of wealth and we will manage and return to the welfare of the people," he concluded.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
