Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2014 Deputy Speaker of the People\u2019s Consultative\nAssembly (MPR RI) Eddy Soeparno has revealed that the government is\nstill providing large subsidies for 3-kilogram (kg) Liquefied Petroleum\nGas (LPG), given that 3kg LPG currently circulates among the public at\naround Rp20,000 per cylinder.<\/p>\n
According to Eddy, the true economic price of a 3kg LPG cylinder\nactually reaches around Rp56,000, or more than double what the public\npays.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor 3kg LPG, ladies and gentlemen, the price is roughly\nRp20,000\u2013Rp21,000. Its economic cost is Rp56,000,\u201d he said at the CNBC\nIndonesia Coffee Morning event, quoted on Monday (27\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
He considered the size of the subsidy a challenge because its\ndistribution is deemed not properly targeted. Based on data from the\nNational Energy Council (DEN) cited by Eddy, the majority of energy\nsubsidies are not enjoyed by groups that genuinely need them, so steps\nto improve recipient data are required.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the National Energy Council, 63% of our energy\nsubsidies are misdirected,\u201d Eddy said.<\/p>\n
As such, there is a difference of around Rp35,000\u2013Rp36,000 per\ncylinder borne by the government as a subsidy to keep the price of 3kg\nLPG affordable for those entitled to receive it.<\/p>\n
Earlier, President Prabowo Subianto disclosed the extent of the\nenergy subsidies the government provides to the public. At the very\nleast, tens of millions of households in Indonesia enjoy various forms\nof subsidies, ranging from LPG and fuel to electricity.<\/p>\n
He detailed that as many as 66.4 million households receive LPG\nsubsidies. That figure, he said, is far larger than those of\nneighbouring countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cLPG subsidies \u2014 66 million households receive LPG subsidies, 66\nmillion 400 thousand households, twice Malaysia\u2019s, twelve times\nSingapore\u2019s. Not bad for the Indonesian government, right?\u201d Prabowo said\nat the Plenary Cabinet Session at the State Palace on Monday\n(20\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to him, this achievement is the result of the hard work of\nthe entire government since the era of Indonesia\u2019s first President,\nSoekarno, up to the present.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy friends, without us realising it, what we have achieved \u2014 and as\nI always say, let us be aware that this is our joint achievement from\nthe era of Bung Karno until now,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/not-rp20-000-per-canister-the-actual-price-of-3-kg-lpg-is-this-much-1785127891", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }