The Government and the House of Representatives (DPR RI) have agreed\non an energy subsidy budget within the 2027 State Budget (UU APBN) of\nRp261.5 trillion, a decrease of Rp11.44 trillion compared to the\nprevious allocation of Rp272.94 trillion.<\/p>\n
This budget cut primarily originates from subsidies for fuel and 3kg\nLPG cylinders, which have been agreed at Rp131.39 trillion, down from\nthe previous Rp143.84 trillion. Meanwhile, the electricity subsidy\nbudget remains unchanged at Rp130.11 trillion. Consequently, the total\nenergy subsidy in the 2027 State Budget reaches Rp261.5 trillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to explain to this honourable council that our agreement to\nreduce certain subsidy budgets, such as kerosene, diesel, and 3kg LPG,\ndoes not mean that our attention to the poor has diminished,\u201d stated the\nChairman of the DPR RI Budget Committee (Banggar), Said Abdullah, during\nthe 7th Plenary Session of the DPR RI in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
In terms of volume, the government and Parliament have agreed on a\nsubsidized fuel volume of 19.56 million kilolitres (KL), down from the\nprevious 20.09 million KL. This volume consists of 561,000 KL of\nkerosene, up from 539,000 KL, and 19 million KL of diesel, down from\n19.56 million KL.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the volume for 3kg LPG cylinders has been set at 8\nmillion metric tonnes (MT), a decrease from the previous 8.95 million\nMT. The subsidy amount for diesel remains fixed at Rp1,000 per\nlitre.<\/p>\n
Said explained that the reduction in the subsidy budget is being\nimplemented alongside improvements to recipient data to ensure more\ntargeted distribution and more efficient use of the energy subsidy\nbudget.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reduction in subsidies is accompanied by the refinement of\nrecipient data so that it will be more targeted and make our energy\nsubsidy budget more efficient. By improving the accuracy of recipient\ndata, this step will rectify the errors in subsidy recipients that have\npersisted for years,\u201d said Said.<\/p>\n
According to him, communities in the lower deciles have, until now,\nbeen less able to benefit from the implementation of energy subsidies.\n\u201cTherefore, the refinement of the DTSEN (National Single Social and\nEconomic Data) as the basis for subsidy recipients will continue to be\nimproved by the government,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/fuel-and-lpg-subsidy-budgets-decrease-electricity-subsidy-remains-unchanged-1790675799", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }