Indonesia to allow airlines to raise fares by up to 13%

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Indonesia will allow airlines to raise ticket prices by increasing the fuel surcharge, while waiving some airline-related taxes, senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto told reporters on Monday (April 6).  Airlines are now allowed to raise ticket fares after the government said it would allow a fuel surcharge hike of up to 38% of the upper airfare limit, but it will also introduce tax exemptions and other policies in a bid to control fares amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:02Indonesia will let airlines raise fares via higher fuel surcharges, while waiving certain taxes.

00:08Senior Economic Minister said on Monday, the government allows surcharges of up to 38% of the fare cap,

00:15alongside tax exemptions and duty waivers on aircraft spare parts to help control prices.

00:21The government is preparing a strategic mitigating strategy so that the ticket price is still available in the community.

00:33So the government's care is the price of the ticket.

00:36And as a strategy, the Ministry of Relations, under the name of the government, will increase fuel surcharge.

00:44Transport Minister Dudipurwa Gandhi said airlines had sought a 50% fuel surcharge, but the government set it at 38

00:52% to balance affordability and industry losses.

00:56He said the decision was made in consultation with relevant parties, particularly the airlines.

01:02Erlanga said the policy will last two months, subject to review depending on the Middle East war.

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