JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission V DPR RI, Andi Iwan Darmawan Aras highlighted the high transportation costs experienced by people in big cities, to spend 12 percent of their salary. According to him, this is the impact of the unintegrated and efficient development of the public transportation system, so there must be a redesign of the transportation integration system.
"This problem cannot be solved with a separate sectoral approach. The government needs to redesign the systemic mode of transportation integration system based on user needs," said Andi Iwan Aras, Wednesday, August 6.
Iwan Aras emphasized the importance of mapping the first mile and last mile routes as a whole, as well as ensuring the connection between feeder modes and the main mode in one system that is friendly to transportation service users and of course at affordable prices.
"Mapping the first mile and last mile lanes needs to be done thoroughly. What is no less important is to ensure that the feeder mode and main mode are truly connected in one user-friendly, accessible, and affordable system for all levels of society," he explained.
Iwan also encouraged the strengthening of the role of local governments in planning cross-regional transportation. Including the importance of synergy between ministries and SOEs in the transportation sector.
"Transportation subsidies should not only focus on main rates such as trains or BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), but also cover access costs to and from these modes so that the transportation ecosystem becomes more inclusive," added Iwan.
Furthermore, the leadership of the House of Representatives' Transportation Commission ensures that Commission V will continue to oversee the government's planning and budgeting process in the sector. According to him, this needs to be done so that transportation reform is not limited to the development of physical infrastructure.
"We want to ensure that the transformation also occurs in terms of services, based on data and answering the real needs of the community," explained the legislator from the South Sulawesi II electoral district.
"We believe that the government must have thought about various intervention efforts to ensure that transportation mode services for the community are getting better from time to time," concluded Iwan.
As is known, the results of the 2018 BPS Life Cost Survey show that transportation expenditures or public transportation services (angkot) contribute up to 12.46 percent of the total people's living expenses. In fact, according to World Bank standards, ideal spending on transportation should not exceed 10 percent of the total income.
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Based on BPS data, capital buffer cities such as Bekasi and Depok bear the heaviest transportation costs. The average monthly transportation expenditure in Bekasi reached IDR 1.9 million, followed by Depok IDR 1.8 million, Surabaya IDR 1.6 million, Jakarta IDR 1.59 million, and Bogor IDR 1.2 million.
In addition, other cities such as Batam, Makassar, Jayapura, to Balikpapan are also recorded to have high transportation costs, ranging from IDR 900 thousand to IDR 1.1 million per month.
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