An image shows a Transjakarta bus stopping at the Senayan Bank Jakarta bus stop in the Senayan area of South Jakarta, on April 16, 2026. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi)
The Transportation Ministry is seeking to enhance urban mass transportation to reduce annual fuel subsidy costs, as well as to ease congestion, pollution and commuting expenses. Aan Suhanan, the ministry’s director general for land transportation, said that transportation expenses consumed up to 40 percent of household income.
“This sector also absorbs 90 percent of the Rp 300 trillion [US$16.81 billion] annual fuel subsidy budget,” he said on Thursday, as quoted by Antara.
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This imbalance in the transportation sector has also triggered issues ranging from longer travel times, financial losses from congestion and air pollution, to rising difficulties in accessing education and employment, Aan added.
