Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The planned increase in turnpike tolls in Indonesia as of August 2007, is believed to raise the earnings of the national toll road operator PT Jasa Marga.
"The toll hike will have a positive impact on Jasa Marga as well as on potential investors," president of PT Jasa Marga Frans S. Sunito said here on Wednesday.
He said that while having a positive impact, actually the company had already been considering a toll hike once in every two years.
The increase in Jasa Marga`s earnings has always been proportional to a toll hike.
In the meantime, with regard to the progress of the planned relinquishment of toll road assets, Frans refused to give the details.
"Basically, we will take action which will produce the most favorable value to the company and investors. We also do not wish to harm the interest of investors," he said.
He also disclosed that one of the biggest sources of income for the company has been the operation of new turnpikes.
"Tomorrow we are scheduled to open the Cikunir-Cilincing Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR 3), which is also expected to raise the income of Jasa Marga," Frans said.
Until the first quarter of 2007, Jasa Marga`s income had reached Rp100 billion of the projected Rp300 billion this year.
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