Indonesia denies plan to tax cyclists
Published on: Thursday, July 02, 2020
By: Jakarta Post
Cyclists take up nearly three lanes of the capital city’s thoroughfare on June 14, from Senayan in South Jakarta to Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
JAKARTA: The Transportation Ministry has denied a rumour about the government’s plan to impose a tax on cyclists due the rising popularity of cycling amid the loosening of social restrictions that had been implemented to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.Previously, the ministry’s land transportation director general, Budi Setyadi, said bicycle usage should be regulated through a ministerial or regional head decree amid increasing cycling activities recently.
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“It is not true that the ministry is currently drafting a regulation on a bicycle tax,” the ministry’s spokesperson Adita Irawati said on Tuesday, as quoted by kompas.com.
She added that the ministry was currently drafting a regulation focusing on the safety aspect of cycling as a daily mode of transportation, such as bicycle paths, reflectors and other safety equipment for cyclists.
Law No. 22/20119 on traffic and land transportation categorises bicycles as non-motorised transportation, which permits the central government and regional administrations to regulate its usage.
The Transportation Ministry would demand that regional administrations actively protect cyclists, Adita went on to say.
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