DKI DPRD Affirms Jakarta Provincial Government ASN Prohibited From Buying 3 Kg LPG Gas

JAKARTA - Secretary of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Mujiyono, reminded the DKI Provincial Government's regional civil servants (ASN) not to participate in buying 3 kilograms of LPG gas. This is because ASN is prohibited from using subsidized gas.

"The ASN of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is not a target for LPG subsidies," said Mujiyono in his statement, Friday, February 14.

Referring to Article 5 of Presidential Decree Number 104 of 2007 concerning Provision, Distribution, and Price Determination of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tubes 3 Kilograms, it is stated that 3 kg gas is only intended for households and micro-enterprises.

"Where the household in question is a consumer who has the legality of the population, uses kerosene to cook in the household and does not have a gas stove," said Mujiyono.

Households that are allowed to use subsidized LPG gas, he continued, are community groups with social class C1 down or expenses below IDR 1.5 million per month.

ASN DKI Provincial Government is not included in this category. Moreover, many local governments have banned ASN from using 3 kg LPG. This policy can be followed by BUMN and BUMD.

"So, the initial target of 3 kilograms of LPG users is the underprivileged community group," he said.

Previously, the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Teguh Setyabudi, said that the DKI Provincial Government had requested an increase in the 3 kilogram LPG gas quota to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to anticipate the scarcity of stock in Jakarta.

As is known, the subsidized LPG gas quota for Jakarta this year is 407,555 metric tons. This figure is 5 percent lower than the realization of the distribution of LPG in 2024 of 414,134 metric tons.

So, for this year, the DKI Provincial Government has asked for an additional quota of LPG gas with an equivalent amount of distribution in 2024.

"We from the provincial government have proposed the need for 3 kg LPG in 2025. We rely on the need in 2024. What (previously) was approved by the Director General of Oil and Gas is not what we submitted," Teguh said after inspecting the LPG gas base in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Friday, 7 February.

In addition, one of the reasons why it is difficult for residents to find 3 kg of gas is the highest retail price (HET) in Jakarta which is still lower in the buffer zone.

Currently, HET gas 3 kg in Jakarta is still IDR 16,000 based on the determination of the 2015 governor's regulation. Meanwhile, several buffer areas have set HET at IDR 19,000.

This has caused many residents in buffer areas to look for LPG gas to Jakarta. Therefore, Teguh will propose an increase in HET gas 3 to Jakarta to the central government.

"In Kramat Jati, which we just saw the HET, Rp. 16,000 was sold for Rp. 16,000 as well, but we are monitoring that in some areas there are indeed those who sell up to Rp. 19,000," he explained.