Bogor Plans To Ease Taxes And Free Parking Fees For Electric Vehicles

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya was interviewed at the Bogor City Library building, Tuesday (4/10/2022). ANTARA/Lina Susanti

BOGOR - The Bogor City Government, West Java plans to make it easier to pay taxes and free parking fees for electric vehicle drivers in their area in an effort to disseminate information about reducing fuel-fueled vehicles (BBM).

"Later the city government will make a rule for residents who have electric cars or electric motorbikes, both from taxes, parking and others. Everything must be made easier," said Bogor Mayor Bima Arya when interviewed by Antara at the Bogor City Library Building, Tuesday, October 4th.

Bima conveyed that following Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 7 of 2022 concerning the Use of Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles (EV) as Service Vehicles for the Central Government and Regional Governments (Pemda), the Bogor City Government will start procuring two cars and five electric motorcycles in 2022.

The Bogor City Government will receive assistance for the construction of infrastructure for charging places in the city square and city hall from PT PLN which will be free for motorists to charge their electric vehicles.

In addition, Bima said, he had communicated the procurement of electric-powered public transportation buses that will replace oil-fueled (BBM) buses to the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi during an audience in Jakarta, Monday (3/10).

"So these are the steps to get there, meaning that there is a regulation within the city government, these expired cars can be shifted, then later we will confirm what the electric car is intended for," he said.

The City Government (Pemkot) of Bogor, West Java, has budgeted IDR 1.8 billion for the purchase of two cars and five electric motorcycles which have been approved by the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) to be included in the amendment to the 2022 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD).

Regional Secretary Syarifah Sopiah said that in the determination of the budget change, there were funds of IDR 1.8 billion for the procurement of electric vehicles, IDR 1.7 billion for two official cars of the Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya Sugiarto and his deputy, Dedie A. Rachim, and five motorbikes for IDR 137. 5 million per unit.

The car is expected to be available by the end of 2022. However, Syarifah said, it all depends on the availability of the car from the manufacturer.