Like It or Not, Prices Must Go Up

The government will continue to increase electricity tariffs until 2005. If not, the supply of electricity would be threatened in the future and could even bankrupt PLN.

January 8, 2002

THE New Year parties for 2002 are over. Rhoma Irama and Elvie Sukaesih, the king and queen of Indonesia's popular dangdut music have left the stage. Trumpets are no longer being blown. It's time now to come back down to earth. Lots of people are having a really hard time making ends meet.

The government has made the decision to raise electricity tariffs, as of Monday last week. This is soon to be followed by rises in tel

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