Questioning The Subsidized Fuel Scheme Has Been Changed To BLT, Pertamina Patra Niaga Boss Says This

Pertamina Patra Niaga President Director Riva Siahaan. (Photo: Maria Trisnawati/VOI)

TERNATE - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga ensures that it will follow the government's direction regarding the change in the subsidized fuel distribution scheme.

This follows President Prabowo Subianto's statement that he wants to change the subsidy distribution scheme from the previous subsidy to commodities to Direct Cash Assistance (BLT).

Pertamina Patra Niaga President Director Riva Siahaan emphasized that until now his party had not received any directions regarding the policy.

Nevertheless, he said, his party will carry out their duties if they receive a mandate.

"Not yet (there is a directive), we are basically ready to carry out our duties," said Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan to the media crew in Ternate, North Maluku, quoted Thursday, October 31.

Riva said that the distribution of subsidized fuel by BLT would also not affect the digitization that had been carried out by Pertamina so far.

Digitization is carried out by identifying vehicles through the vehicle police number that has been carried out by Pertamina Patra Niaga.

"That's part of the assignment," concluded Riva.

Previously, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that his party was still reviewing the possibility of changing fuel subsidies to Direct Cash Assistance (BLT).

For this reason, he emphasized, there has been no decision regarding the change in the scheme.

"There has been no decision until that. But we are still looking for a good and correct format. So that subsidized fuel is right on target. The target is that fuel is right on target," continued Bahlil.