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Govt urged to revise Traffic and Land Transportation Law
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Unhealthy competition – Taxi drivers attack a taxi carrying passengers on Jl.Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, on Tuesday. Thousands of taxi drivers from various companies staged a rally to call for the prohibition of application-based transportation servicesl. (thejakartapost.com/Wienda Parwitasari)
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mid mounting tensions between ride-hailing apps and conventional transportation companies, the House of Representatives has suggested the government propose a revision to Law No.22/2009 on traffic and land transportation.
House Speaker Ade Komarudin said on Wednesday that the House supported the revision of the 2009 Traffic Law revision, as suggested by a number of parties, amid worsening conflict between application-based and conventional taxi companies.
“The government should initiate a revision to the law. We will coordinate with Commission V overseeing infrastructure and transportation on the matter," Ade said at the House complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.
The Traffic Law stipulates that the organizing of traffic and land transportation should be conducted in a coordinated way involving the government, local administrations, companies and society stakeholders grouped in traffic and land transportation forums.
The operation of two application-based transportation companies, namely Malaysia-based Grab Taxi and the ride-hailing application Uber from the US, has drawn protests, as their business activities are not subject to the same regulations as conventional services.
Separately, the House’s Commission V has confirmed its readiness to accept a proposed revision to the law, in order to bring and end to the conflict triggered by the operation of application-based public transportation.
Commission V chairman Fary Francis Djamy called on transportation service providers to adhere to public transportation laws and regulations.
"We are calling on the government to create a public transportation industry that prioritizes passenger safety and comfort, fulfills service standards and ensures healthy business competition, as stipulated by the 2009 Traffic and Land Transportation Law," Fary said in a statement.
However, House Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah said he did not see saw no urgency for the government to revise the law given the existence of technical rules about transportation services.
"The Communications and Information Ministry, the Transportation Ministry and the tax office should work together. Application-based transportation is a new business and it must pay its taxes as well. Have they paid their taxes?" Fahri asked. (ebf)
