Jakarta: People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo has urged the government to help taxi drivers sustain themselves amid the coronavirus pandemic by offering them lower fuel prices.
"The covid-19 (outbreak) has cut a significant chunk of taxi drivers' incomes," he told journalists on Monday, May 4, 2020 after distributing aid packages to members of the Blue Bird Taxi Drivers Association in Jakarta.
Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, regular taxi drivers faced stiff competition from online taxis. At present, amid the enforcement of large-scale social restrictions, they are not easily getting passengers due to the closure of offices in affected cities, he pointed out.
The aid packages that Bambang Soesatyo distributed on Monday comprised staple food items, such as rice and cooking oil, as well as canned meat, instant noodles, soy sauce, tea and milk, soaps, and hand sanitizers.
Along with members of BS Movement and Volunteers of Four Pillars, Bambang Soesatyo has been frequently distributing aid packages to community members severely affected by the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
"With the caring and sharing movement (involving) all of us, we will hopefully help them (affected families) continue their lives amid this covid-19 pandemic. At least, they need not get worried about their daily meals," Bambang Soesatyo said. (antara)
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