Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The government, in this case the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas), notes that it is currently drafting regulations regarding the use of subsidized fuel oil (BBM). In this way the use of subsidized fuel can be more targeted.
The law currently being developed is the revision of the Presidential Regulation (PERPRES) n.
through the revision of the regulation, the use of subsidized fuel will be aimed only at those entitled. In fact, with this regulation, BPH Migas evaluates that it can prevent the improper use of subsidized fuel, such as the use of subsidized diesel.
Subsequently, the subsidized fuel purchase will be integrated through the computer system. For example, what has been done by PT Pertamina (Persero) which has prepared appropriate subsidies through the MyPertamina application.
Through this precise aid, the vehicle number is entered into the MyPertamina digital system. Thus, if each vehicle has a daily quota for subsidized fuel purchases, it will be known in the system.
“Hopefully, with this (digital system) people will no longer be able to fiddle, for example later at a gas station with another gas station the data will be integrated. If people later buy fuel with the QR Code, the people may no longer go around from one gas station to another gas station, if the quota is (BBM for vehicles) is exhausted,” said the head of BPH Migas, Erika Retnowati at a press conference at the ‘BPH Migas office, Tuesday (3/1 /2023).
As noted by BPH Migas, many irregularities occurred during 2022. More than 1.4 million kiloliters of subsidized fuel were recorded to be diverted nationwide, particularly for subsidized diesel.
One of the ways of fraud being committed is: Vehicles refueling at gas stations keep going back and forth.
“So some of the modes are like at the gas station, usually someone does it in a helicopter. Then the car goes like a helicopter going round and round to get into the gas station, fill it up and out again, into the petrol station again many times,” he explained.
Erika also mentioned other operations such as modifying the vehicle’s tank so that it can hold more fuel than standard. Regarding the misuse of letters of recommendation to purchase JBT or certain types of solar fuel subsidized by relevant agencies.
“Then there is also the abuse of using letters of recommendation to abuse letters of recommendation issued by related agencies. So they forge or those who use them have no right but they have letters of recommendation,” he said.
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