Until June, Jokowi Ensures Pertamina's Fuel Prices Have Not Increased

President Joko Widodo (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ensured that Pertamina's fuel oil (BBM) prices do not increase. This assurance was conveyed after holding a limited meeting before leaving for Australia today, Monday, March 4.

Jokowi left for Australia to take part in the Asean-Australia Summit.

In addition, there he will simultaneously hold bilateral meetings with the Australian Prime Minister to the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

"First, let the Coordinating Minister convey the fuel issue or from Pertamina convey it," Jokowi said at a press conference at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, Monday, March 4.

"The BBM did not increase (later, ed) which conveyed it from Pertamina," he continued.

It is known, the price of fuel at a number of private gas stations (SPBU) rose as of March 1. One of them is Shell.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto previously said that the government would not increase electricity and fuel rates until June 2024. This decision was taken at the plenary cabinet meeting.

"Earlier it was decided in the plenary cabinet session, there was no increase in electricity, no increase in fuel until June, both subsidies and non-subsidies," Airlangga told the media crew, Monday, February 26.