JAKARTA - The government has allocated a budget of Rp1.54 trillion for the transportation ticket discount program during the school holidays and Christmas and New Year (Nataru) to support community mobility.
Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi said that during the school holidays, the government provided a 30 percent discount on train tickets from June 20 to July 5, 2026, a 30 percent discount on basic ship tariffs from June 20 to August 15, 2026, and exemption from ASDP port services tariffs from June 20 to July 5, 2026.
"The total budget allocation is IDR 190.5 billion with a target of 3 million passengers," said Dudy as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 22.
In addition, the government also provides a Government-Covered Value Added Tax (PPN DTP) incentive of 100 percent for domestic economy class air tickets. The program has a budget allocation of IDR 472.7 billion with a target of reaching 2.3 million passengers.
Meanwhile, for the Nataru period, the government will again provide a 30 percent discount on train tickets during December 22, 2026-January 4, 2027, a 30 percent discount on basic ship tariffs during December 17, 2026-January 10, 2027, and exemption from ASDP port services during December 22, 2026-January 10, 2027.
"The total allocation is IDR 161.4 billion with a target of 2.8 million passengers," he said.
The 100 percent DTP VAT incentive is also being reapplied for domestic economy class air tickets with a budget of Rp722 billion and a target of 3.7 million passengers during the Nataru period.
With these various programs, the total budget prepared by the government for transportation incentives and discounts in the two major moments reached IDR 1.54 trillion.
"The total budget for transportation initiatives and discounts during 2 major moments, both school holidays and Nataru, is IDR 1.54 trillion," he concluded.
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