F-PDIP Member Masinton Pasaribu Rejects ERP In Jakarta: People Don't Collect Too Much

JAKARTA - Member of the House of Representatives from the PDI Perjuangan faction, Masinton Pasaribu, rejected the discourse on implementing the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) or Paid Road policy in Jakarta. According to him, the community has been charged a lot of fees to enjoy public facilities.

"It's clear that I refuse. The people are charged, most of them are charged (fees, red)," said Masinton, Wednesday, January 25.

The legislator from the DKI Jakarta Dapil said that the plan for paid roads in the capital would certainly be a burden for the community. He also reminded the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government not to ask for too many levies on the grounds of overcoming congestion.

"The people don't collect too much. Taxes have also increased now, there are many fees and charges that are burdensome for the community. The people's income has not increased, their expenses have continued to increase. You just have to pay when you pass the road," said Masinton.

According to him, Pemprov DKI must be sensitive to the current condition of society. The Provincial Government, he said, should not only continue to think about acceptance under the guise of regulating traffic in the capital.

"We ask the provincial government to be sensitive to the conditions. Don't think about continuous revenues with the excuse of regulating and controlling traffic flow," said Masinton.

He also highlighted the use of toll roads whose rates continue to rise from year to year. As a public facility, said Masinton, the toll road fee alone is enough to burden the community.

"Toll roads that have been around for years should have broken even point. Break even for all kinds of maintenance reasons, toll rates just keep going up every year. That's a burden for the community. Especially toll roads that have already been paid off, like Jagorawi and Inner-City Toll ,” he said.

If the reason for the government's implementation of the ERP policy is to overcome congestion in the capital city, the member of Commission XI of the DPR suggested that the government regulate and increase mass transportation.

"If you want to control traffic jams in Jakarta, then mass transportation is the answer. Facilities for the public, instead of limiting and charging the community," Masinton explained.

It is known, the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta plans to implement an electronic road pricing policy or (Electronic Road Pricing/ERP) in stages on 25 roads in the Capital City.

"Up to 25 points later in stages," Heru said when reviewing the administrative process at the Kembangan Selatan Village Office, West Jakarta, as quoted from Antara, Wednesday, January 25.

The ERP in Jakarta is planned to take effect every day from 05.00 to 22.00 WIB on 25 roads in the Capital City that are 54 kilometers (km) long. The proposed rates range from IDR 5,000 to IDR 19,000.