REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government said it will prioritize the principle of fairness while managing app-based transportation services.

"The government wants to create fair regulation. A monopoly in business is not allowed," Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, said here on Friday.

The minister stated that Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 32 of 2016 on mass transportation without set routes, which also covers app-based transportation services, indicated the government's efforts to seek justice.

The senior minister added that the government does not want to restrict the development of app-based transportation services. Moreover, app-based transportation companies have absorbed a lot of Indonesian workers.

He said the scheme for upper and lower fare limits would be imposed by the government to ensure fairness in app-based transportation services and non app-based transportation services.

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Some 11 important points in the revision of Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 32 of 2016 include the type of rental transportation, engine capacity of vehicles, quota, fare limits, vehicle roadworthy tests (KIR), pool, service station, taxes, vehicle registration, digital access to dashboard, and sanctions.

The upper and lower fare limits will be set by the local government. The regulation is likely to be implemented on April 1.

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Online-based transportation service provider Fine Indonesia will soon boost its online transportation business by offering an alternative option to the public and by inviting partners to become entrepreneurs.

"Fine Indonesia is an online transport solution for the future and at the same time invites the public to join the service as users or drivers through a special program of profit sharing and to earn a living without limits," Fine Indonesia General Manager Diah Kusuma Putri remarked in Jakarta on Monday.

Fine Indonesia follows the motto "We Care with Heart" and is currently holding an initial training for 120 drivers of motorcycle taxis and cars from the Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi) area.

"Currently, over five thousand people have downloaded the Fine Indonesia application from PlayStore," she stated, adding that those joining Fine Indonesia will earn more than Rp15 million per month with just a touch of the finger on his or her cellular phone," Diah explained.

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