Pertamina Patra Niaga Make Sure The Subsidy Trial Is Right In Gorontalo Running Smoothly And Well

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JAKARTA The Executive General Manager of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Sulawesi together with the Gorontalo Province Energy & Transmigration Office and Hiswana Migas Gorontalo reviewed the implementation of subsidies, precisely JBKP Pertalite, at one of the gas stations in Gorontalo, namely gas stations 74,96106, Tuesday, August 6.

This activity was carried out to ensure that the purchase of Pertalite subsidized fuel using a QR Code in Gorontalo Province had gone well.

It is known that Gorontalo is one of the provinces of non-J Jamali (Java Madura Bali) which has started implementing the right subsidies of Pertalite in addition to 6 other provinces, namely Riau Islands, Maluku, NTT, North Maluku, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan.

Head of the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources & Transmigration of Gorontalo Province, Wardoyo Pongoliu, said that the animo of the Gorontalo Community in implementing the Pertalite appropriate subsidy was very high as evidenced by the description of the data submitted during the visit.

"According to the facts in the field, currently 99 percent of Gorontalo people use the QR Code in Pertalite purchase transactions at gas stations. This is thanks to the synergy between the Provincial Government, Regional Government and Pertamina. In addition, we urge the public not to panic and worry about the implementation of this QR Code, because the purpose of the Government and Pertamina to implement the system is so that the use of this subsidy can be right on target, detected, measurable and the public is wiser in using subsidized fuel," said Wardoyo in a written statement, Friday, August 9.

Erwin Dwiyanto emphasized to the public the number of Pertalite quotas in Gorontalo province in accordance with the quota set by the government.

"There is no volume reduction, Pertalite's proper subsidy program is in accordance with the quota from the government, and thank you for using the QR Code in purchasing Pertalite, this QR Code so that it is always carried when filling in and is not transferred," said Erwin.

He said the application of Pertalite's appropriate subsidy was applied only to four wheels without specific specifications.

"In Gorontalo there are 28 gas stations, where each gas station we provide help desks for direct registration on the spot. In addition, it can go through the subsidy page to be precise.mypertamina.id," Erwin added.

Separately, Pertamina Patra Niaga's Acting Corporate Secretary, Heppy Wulansari, emphasized that this is data collection not limitation and is expected to help the government find out about fuel subsidy users and is expected to minimize indications of fraud or misuse of subsidized fuel in the field.

"We appreciate the provinces that have initiated the acceleration of the subsidy program appropriately and supported its implementation in the field, so that the right subsidy objectives to protect vulnerable people who are entitled to receive subsidies can be channeled properly," explained Heppy.