FUEL SUBSIDIES
Privilege No More

The government is to limit use of subsidized fuels for private cars. Owners are no longer entitled to cheaper gasoline.

June 9, 2010

A SLIP of the tongue by Oil & Gas Director-General Evita Legowo may have been responsible for the agitation that has aroused Indonesian motorcyclists. Evita was quoted by the media as saying two weeks ago that motorcycle owners would no longer be entitled to fuel subsidies.

Evita’s remark drew strong reactions from members of the House of Representatives (DPR). “It’s a strange decision and we reject it outright,” Deputy Speaker Pramono A

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