Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and polution problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

In recent years, growing traffic and its pollution have been a global issue. There are many people who think that increasing the price of

petrol

is the best way to solve

this

issue.

Nevertheless

, I completely disagree with

this

approach and in

this

essay, I will propose alternative solutions.

To begin

with the side effect of

this

solution, the price of

petrol

is one of the vital tools for a government to stabilize macro-economic, particularly in inflation.

For instance

, if the

petrol

fare dramatically increases, the manufacturing cost will potentially climb up and as a consequence, the cost of goods sold will get more expensive. In some cases, the option for the business owner is lowering their profit or marking up the product price. From the government’s shoes, both of the alternatives are disadvantageous because they will reduce tax's income or reduce society’s purchasing power. As an alternative solution, the government must shift people’s paradigm in commuting with public transportation. Campaigning the benefits of

this

activity should be endorsed massively,

such

as the efficiency of commuting expenses.

In addition

, people can spend their time effectively by optimizing their time during going to the office.

However

,

this

strategy will run well if the transportation facilities have met minimum requirements, namely providing comfortable vehicles and making sure all of the city areas

is

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fully covered. To sum up, creating a policy to make pricey

petrol

is not the best solution to decrease the traffic volume and the pollution problem.

This

is because

this

approach can cause unexpected negative impacts.