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Types of fuel prices Pertamax will increase in the range of Rp 12,000 per liter tomorrow. That way, the price of Pertamax is around IDR 3,000 higher than the current price of IDR 9,000 per liter.
The high price has triggered concerns about the shift of Pertamax consumers to Pertalite. Moreover, this RON 90 fuel has just become a type of Special Assignment Fuel (JBKP) whose price is set at Rp 7,650 per liter.
So, what did the President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero) Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok say?
“Yes, the board of directors has a way of dealing with it,” he said to Mr detik.comThursday (31/3/2022).
Ahok confirmed that this increase had taken the migration risk into account. “Yeah right,” he said.
Usage transition issues Pertamax The Minister of Finance of the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), M Chatib Basri mentioned to Pertalite. According to him, there is a risk that consumers will shift RON 92 BBM to a cheaper type of fuel, in this case Pertalite, if the Pertamax price increase is implemented.
“There could be a migration from Pertamax to Pertalite,” Chatib tweeted on his official account.
This transition, he continued, was triggered by a fairly large price difference between the two types of fuel sold by PT Pertamina (Persero).
“Pertamax rose to Rp. 16 thousand, Pertalite remained at Rp. 7,650,” he explained.
If the transition occurs, continued Chatib, there may be further effects that may eventually trigger an increase in the burden on the state. The follow-up effect in question is, consumer switching Pertamax to Pertalite will make Pertalite demand soar drastically.
In fact, Pertalite was decided to be assigned fuel, which means that the price of this fuel is subsidized by the government. The surge in demand will force the government to increase the allocation of funds to subsidize the price of RON 90 fuel.
(acd / ara)
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