Good News For Residents Of The Thousand Islands, BLT BBM Cair Next Week!

JAKARTA - The first phase of direct assistance for fuel oil (BLT BBM) has begun to be distributed. For the Thousand Islands area, BLT BBM will be disbursed next week.

This was conveyed by the Regent of the Thousand Islands, Junaedi, as quoted from Antara, Saturday, September 10.

"In the Thousand Islands, the total recipients of BLT BBM are 1,815 KPM," he said.

Thousands of registered KPMs will receive cash of IDR 150,000 per month in stages for four months, from September to December 2022.

Junaedi said BLT BBM was distributed directly by PT Pos Indonesia officers, involving sub-district, sub-district, and RT/RW civil servants in each of the 11 populated islands and also TNI/Polri apparatus.

He hopes that through the support of various parties, the distribution of aid to residents runs smoothly without any problems and on target.

Previously, the government raised the price of Pertalite subsidy fuel to Rp. 10,000 per liter from the previous Rp. 7,650 per liter starting Saturday (3/9) at 14.30 WIB.

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif at a press conference at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Saturday (3/9), said the government also increased the price of subsidized fuel for diesel from IDR 5,150 per liter to IDR 6,800 per liter.

Then, for non-subsidized fuel, the government raised the price of Pertamax from Rp. 12,500 per liter to Rp. 14,500 per liter.