Prabowo Summons A Number Of Ministers To The Palace, Minister Of Finance Purbaya: Discuss LPG Subsidies

President Prabowo Subianto summoned a number of ministers including Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia and Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadivewa to the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Thursday 27 November afternoon.

Antara reporters at the location reported that a number of ministers had begun arriving at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta at around 14.50 WIB.

Apart from Bahlil and Purbaya, the officials who have arrived are Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Danantara Dony Oskaria, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti, and Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Brian Yuliarto.

Purbaya shortly after arriving said a meeting with President Prabowo would discuss a number of issues, including the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) subsidy.

"The meeting said that there was something related to the LPG subsidy, the gas," said Purbaya.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya said a limited meeting this afternoon was likely to discuss the handling of floods and landslides in a number of areas as well as related to infrastructure and the economy in the regions.

"It seems that among other things (discussing disaster management). It seems that there are also other things, such as infrastructure in the regions, economic conditions in the regions, and others," he said.

Previously, Bahlil ensured that the government would increase the volume of 3 kilograms of subsidized LPG to maintain supply availability during the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 periods.

The decision was agreed in a coordination meeting with the Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive and the Head of the State-Owned Enterprises Regulation Agency (BP BUMN) Dony Oskaria. The meeting specifically discussed the readiness of energy supply, especially subsidized LPG.

"Yesterday, we held a meeting with the Minister of Finance Pak Purbaya and the Head of BUMN Pak Doni Oskaria to discuss the LPG subsidies ahead of Christmas and this New Year. Because we have to make sure everything has to be clear," said Bahlil after facing President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, November 26.

Bahlil conveyed that the readiness of energy supply must be a concern so that people do not experience scarcity during the year-end holidays.

The government has agreed to increase the volume of subsidized LPG from the previous 8.2 million metric tons to 8.4 to 8.5 million metric tons.

"There, one of the agreements was that there was an increase in LPG volume from approximately 8.2 (million metric tons) to 8.4 or 8.5. I forgot the detailed data," he said.