Motor Fuel Tax In DKI Rises, Can Pertamina's Fuel Prices Rise?

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JAKARTA - Special Staff (Staffsus) of the Minister of SOEs Arya Sinulingga opened his voice regarding the increase in the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (PBBKB) to 10 percent for the increase in fuel prices in DKI Jakarta.

The PBBKB was previously charged at 5 percent. The increase is stipulated in DKI Jakarta Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2024 concerning Regional Taxes and Regional Retribution.

Arya did not deny that the increase in PBBKB taxes would also increase fuel prices, both subsidies and non-subsidies. Given, one of the determining components for fuel prices comes from the PBBKB tax.

Even so, Arya emphasized that the increase or absence of subsidized fuel prices became the authority of the technical ministry, in this case the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

Furthermore, Arya explained that the Ministry of SOEs through PT Pertamina (Persero) was the implementer of the policy only. This means that the increase in fuel prices is not Pertamina's authority.

"The increase in fuel does not depend on the Ministry of Engineering (ESDM), not the Ministry of SOEs, in the sense of Pertamina, Pertamina just go along," he said when met at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Tuesday, January 30.

Meanwhile, Arya continued, non-subsidized fuel such as Pertamax, Pertamax Turbo, Dexlite, and Pertamina Dex will follow the market mekamisme. Arya also did not confirm whether the price of non-subsidized fuel would rise.

For your information, the price adjustment for non-subsidized fuel or Types of General Fuel (JBU) is carried out periodically according to the Decree of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 245.K/MG.01/MEM.M/2022 concerning the Basic Price Formula in Calculation of Retail Selling Prices for Types of General Fuel, Types of Fuel and Solar Oil.

"If the price of non-subsidized fuel depends on the market," he said.