/data/photo/2022/04/14/62571fda31261.jpg "There are many questions about the price of Pertalite and Diesel, which are said to be going up, this is what Pertamina says")
KOMPAS.com – A number of netizens mentioned the price of Pertalite type of fuel oil and Solar will increase.
One of the netizens who narrated it was this account in the Innova Reborn Lover Facebook group on Thursday (14/4/2022).
“Apparently SOLAR and pertalite wants to increase the price too,” so wrote the account owner.
This account also wrote the same thing. Pertalite will increase the price to save the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN).
“Soon pertalite gasoline will go up, electricity rates will also go up, 3kg LPG will go up. The reason is to save the state budget, guys,” write the account owner.
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So, Is it true that the price of Pertalite and Solar will rise?? How to explain Pertamina?
Pertamina said
Regarding that, Kompas.com contact Pjs. Corporate Secretary of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Sub Holding Commercial & Trading of PT Pertamina (Persero), Irto Ginting
Irto said that the fuel price adjustment was the authority of the government.
“The price of subsidized fuel is the authority of the government,” he said, when confirmed Kompas.com, Friday (15/4/2022).
Pertalite and Solar price increase signal
Previously, reported Kompas.comWednesday (13/4/2022), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) signaled an increase in the price of Pertalite and Diesel fuel.
This was in response to the high world crude oil prices.
According to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, the price adjustment for Pertalite and Solar is a medium-long-term measure for the government in dealing with world oil prices, which have now reached US$100 per barrel.
The increase in world oil prices was due to the geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine which made the price of Indonesian crude oil (ICP/Indonesia Crude Price) as of March 2022 amounted to 98.4 US dollars per barrel.
Even though the assumption of the 2022 state budget is only US$63 per barrel.
Price of Pertalite and Solar
For information, the prices of Pertalite and Solar did not increase as they were subsidized by the government, although other non-subsidized fuel products have increased as of April 1, 2022 in response to the increase in world oil prices.
The price of Pertalite is currently still priced at Rp. 7,650 per liter, while Solar is still sold at Rp. 5,150 per liter.
Arifin said, the strategy to deal with rising world crude oil prices This is also done through securing operational reserves to 30 days from currently only 21 days.
Then, do stock management on a long-term basis.
“As well as optimizing the biofuel mixture in the solar,” he said.
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