Prevent More Inflation, The Government Asks To Immediately Publicize The Increase In Fuel Prices

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JAKARTA - The Executive Director of Next Policy, Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, asked the government to immediately announce adjustments to subsidized fuel prices (BBM).

According to Fithra, if the government delays announcing an increase in fuel prices, it will have an impact on multiplied inflation.

At times like this, there are almost no countries in the world that do not adjust fuel prices. The key is communication and empathy. Communication has been implemented and the government has brought empathy by issuing social assistance to the community," said Fithra in a statement to the media, Thursday, September 1.

Just so you know, the government has just added social assistance (bansos) worth IDR 24.17 trillion for the community as a form of transferring fuel subsidies.

Of the total social assistance budget of IDR 24.17 trillion, the public will be given direct cash assistance (BLT), wage subsidy assistance (BSU), and local government general transfer funds allocation to assist the transportation sector in their respective regions.

Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the increase in subsidized fuel prices (BBM) was currently still in the process of being calculated.

The process of calculating the increase in fuel is carried out carefully before the decision is taken.

"All BBMs are still being calculated carefully. Still in the process of being calculated with caution," Jokowi said as quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube account, Thursday, September 1.

Meanwhile, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif asked the public to wait for the official announcement of the subsidized fuel price increase from the government.

"Yes, just wait for tomorrow (1 September 2022)," said ESDM Minister Arifin Tasrif in Nusa Dua, Badung, Bali, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, August 30.