The Fuel Price Hike’s Bitter Pill

IT is only natural that controversies emerge after the fuel price increase. This is like swallowing a bitter pill. Maintaining fuel subsidies every year is unfavorable to the continuity of the Indonesian economy. The distribution of direct cash aid to cushion the fuel price hike becomes appropriate.

Fuel price increases at the same time are a disincentive. The reduction of fuel subsidies encourages the pu