Prabowo announces cut to ride-hailing app fees in Indonesia

Economy Platforms’ commission to be reduced to 8%, with added insurance requirements A woman in Jakarta discusses a ride with a Gojek driver: Indonesian President President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to cut ride-hailing platforms’ fees to help drivers. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) BOGOR, Indonesia — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told a May Day rally in Jakarta on Friday that ride-hailing companies’ driver commissions will be cut from 20% to 8%, as he seeks to mollify a key constituency being squeezed by the global energy crisis.