Observer From UGM: The Issue Of Rising Pertalite And 3 Kilogram Elpiji Gas Prices Makes People Panic Buying

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JAKARTA - Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Energy Economics observer Fahmy Radhi assessed that the issue of the increase in Pertalite prices and melon gas or 3 kg LPG has the potential to trigger panic shopping, which risks causing scarcity in the community. "This issue has the potential to trigger panic buying. Gas stations may be panic buying after learning about the issue," said Fahmi, quoted from Antara, Friday, April 8. Currently, the issue of the increase in the price of Pertalite and three kilograms of LPG is getting louder, even though the government has not officially decided whether the prices for the two energy commodities are real. right, so it went up. Fahmy asked that the price of Pertalite and melon gas should not be increased in the near future. The government needs to wait until the world oil price has reached market equilibrium. "The increase in Pertalite and melon gas will increase inflation and worsen people's purchasing power and make the burden on the people, especially the poor, worse," he said.

The same thing was conveyed by economist from the Center of Reform on Economic (Core) Yusuf Rendy Manilet. He said that without including the increase in Pertalite and LPG prices, inflationary pressure was already relatively high because it was influenced by various things, including the increase in global energy prices, tariff policies. VAT, Pertamax prices which have gone up first and seasonal patterns during the month of Ramadan. "Now with the discourse of increasing Pertalite and LPG, of course, the pressure on inflation this year is likely to be even higher. community," said Yusuf.