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        "id": 1488457,
        "msgid": "govt-moves-to-curb-kerosene-shortage-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-05-06 00:00:00",
        "title": "Govt moves to curb kerosene shortage",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Govt moves to curb kerosene shortage The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina will revoke the license of any kerosene retailer caught selling subsidized kerosene for households to manufacturers. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the harsh action had been introduced to tackle kerosene shortages ahead of the presidential election in July.",
        "content": "<p>Govt moves to curb kerosene shortage<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>State oil and gas company PT Pertamina will revoke the license<br>\nof any kerosene retailer caught selling subsidized kerosene for<br>\nhouseholds to manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro<br>\nsaid the harsh action had been introduced to tackle kerosene<br>\nshortages ahead of the presidential election in July.<\/p>\n<p>\"We don't want the kerosene shortage to be politicized during<br>\nthe presidential election,\" Purnomo announced after a meeting<br>\nwith oil-based fuel distributors on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\"From now on, there will be no warnings. If they (retailers)<br>\nare caught selling subsidized kerosene, their licenses will be<br>\nrevoked immediately,\" Purnomo said.<\/p>\n<p>Pertamina is tasked with distributing subsidized kerosene to<br>\nhouseholds via appointed retailers.<\/p>\n<p>Purnomo also said that any Pertamina official involved in<br>\nabusing the subsidized kerosene policy would face legal action.<\/p>\n<p>He said that kerosene shortages had been faced by households<br>\nin some parts of the country, including Jakarta and surrounding<br>\nareas, because subsidized kerosene had been sold to businesses,<br>\nparticularly food and beverages producers.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the 12 million kiloliters of kerosene supplied by<br>\nthe government for households this year (kerosene is mainly used<br>\nby low-income households) was more than enough.<\/p>\n<p>In a bid to help curb shortages, Pertamina has introduced a<br>\ncolor-coding program to differentiate between subsidized kerosene<br>\nfor households (tinted green) from kerosene for business.<\/p>\n<p>Some retailers had been selling subsidized kerosene to<br>\nbusinesses to gain greater profit from the price disparity.<\/p>\n<p>The price for subsidized kerosene for low-income households is<br>\nRp 700 per liter while unsubsidized kerosene for business retails<br>\nat Rp 1,800 to Rp 2,200.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/govt-moves-to-curb-kerosene-shortage-1447893297",
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