Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced major discounts on air tickets, rail and sea transport, as well as toll road usage. The program began on June 5 and will run until the end of July 2025. Its aim is to stimulate the economy in the second quarter, improve the population's welfare, and boost domestic consumption. The total budget for the initiative is 1 trillion rupiahs.
Included in the Program:
Air Travel (Domestic Flights):
6% discount on economy class tickets — the government covers the VAT. Around 6 million passengers are expected to benefit from this offer. Similar measures were applied earlier during Christmas and Lebaran.
Additionally, Citilink airline is offering its own discounts of 50% from June 6 to July 31.
Sea Transport:
50% discount on tickets for all PT PELNI ships. The program is designed for 500,000 passengers.
Rail Transport (KAI):
30% discount, covering 2.8 million passengers. For example, a trip from Banyuwangi to Lumajang (a popular route to the waterfall Tumpak Sewu) will cost 29,000 rupiahs, and to Yogyakarta — 94,000.
Toll Roads:
20% discount on toll fees, with an expected 110 million trips.
Discounts are available to both Indonesian citizens and foreign tourists. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani emphasized that the program is timed to coincide with school holidays and is expected to promote growth in domestic tourism and consumer activity in the country.
Source: cnnindonesia, antara
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