Government Will Evaluate Every Three Months For Subsidized Fuel Quota

Pertalite (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The government has set a quota for subsidized fuel for 2025. Head of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) Erika Retnowati detailed that the Solar Certain Fuel Type Quota (JBT) for 2025 is set at 18.8 million kiloliters (KL). Meanwhile, Land Oil is set at 525,000 KL.

The Pertalite Special Assignment Type of Fuel Quota (JBKP) for next year is set by the State Budget at 31.2 million KL. This quota decreases slightly compared to 2024 which is set at 31.6 million KL.

"The quota has been stipulated in the APBN Law, Solar Oil 18.8 million kl, if the kerosene is 525,000 kl, then JBKP Pertalite's quota is at 31.2 million," said Erika, quoted on Friday, December 13.

On the other hand, in 2025 the government plans to implement a new scheme of subsidized fuel distribution to eligible communities. However, Erika ensures that her party still opens up the possibility of changing the amount of fuel quota when the scheme begins.

"We will take into account the decision of the subsidy scheme later. It could be (there is a change in the quota), because every three months we evaluate it," he continued.

Previously, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that he reported the results of the meeting of the Energy Subsidy Policy Procedure Team to President Prabowo Subianto.

From the subsidy scheme options reported to the President, one of them is the blending option, where subsidies are given to goods and others in the form of Direct Cash Assistance (BLT). This scheme, he added, is to excite people's purchasing power and ensure subsidies are right on target.

Bahlil ensured that the subsidy would be given to the right community. Currently, the data on subsidy recipients has been studied, so that the data used will be uniform.

"So far, we know, like a few days ago I said, that this subsidy is suspected to be partly not on target. Those who are entitled to receive subsidies are our brothers and sisters who really, I'm sorry, the economy is middle to lower. And now, after we are excited by BPS, our data is now one data. The first thing we make sure is one data," he said.