Subsidies Must Be Removed
In many countries, the public has to buy fuel without the advantage of subsidized prices and there certainly are numerous Indonesians who can afford to do the same. But how is a fair price reached?
March 13, 2001
THE GOVERNMENT is apparently concerned about reaction to next month's planned rise in fuel prices. According to Rahmat Sudibyo, director general of oil and gas, the system will be different to last time. When fuel prices were increased last October, the hikes in machine and fuel oil—consumption of these is limited—was not much; this time, the increase in these will be the highest. "The fuels used by the majority of the general public wi
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