Jakarta –
Business combination or merger Gojek and Grab reportedly reaching an agreement. The news has also reached the Online Driver Association (ADO).
ADO Chairman Taha Syafaril admitted that he did not agree. He considered that the merger of businesses could violate the law and could lead to monopoly.
“This is an effort to control the online transportation business in Indonesia and by law this is a violation of the law, this is a monopoly. We do not agree,” said the man who is familiarly called Ariel when contacted. detikcom, Thursday (3/12/2020).
Ariel assessed that the merger of Grab and Gojek could harm drivers as partners. He only asked the two of them to follow the existing regulations, without the need for a business merger.
“Now they make it difficult for us as partners, especially if they join. For us, the size of the application is not important, what is important is that the application must follow regulations in Indonesia,” he said.
Contacted separately, the Chairman of the National Presidium for the Combined Two-Wheeled Action (Garda), Igun Wicaksono, admitted that he did not agree if the two largest startup companies in Southeast Asia were to be merged. He is worried that there will be a market game that could affect the tariff because both of them are very dominant.
“We don’t agree there merger because it is feared that it will cause unfair competition, meaning they can monopolize the market. With the merger, they will certainly be very dominant in the market, so that it can have an effect, both in terms of tariffs, “said Igun.
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