Premium Drama in Nusa Dua
President Joko Widodo ordered for the cancellation of Premium gasoline’s price hike. The plan to increase fuel prices, along with Pertamina’s financial situation, had been discussed at the Vice President’s office.
Retno Sulistyowati
October 16, 2018
The instruction came from the Presidential Office last Wednesday. From Jakarta, President Joko Widodo, through State Secretary Pratikno, requested for the delay of Premium gasoline’s price increase. Less than an hour before Widodo’s appeal, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan announced the Premium hike during the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group’s annual meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali. Wh
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