On Monday last week, the leadership of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The message was brief and terse: PKS was officially against the government's plan to raise the price of fuel. Anis Matta, PKS Secretary General, said that their party had suggested a number of alternatives to reduce the burden of subsidies without having to raise fuel prices.

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