Apindo: Technical Implementation Clarity Needed for Subsidised Fuel Restrictions
Clarity on definitions and technical implementation is key to avoiding field-level obstacles and not disrupting the smooth distribution and economic activities.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) believes there needs to be clarity regarding the technical implementation of restrictions on subsidised fuel (BBM) purchases, particularly concerning the definition of vehicles included in the exemption category, the exemption mechanism, and technical arrangements at fuel stations (SPBU).
Apindo General Chair Shinta W. Kamdani, in her statement in Jakarta on Thursday, said this is important so that public service activities as well as distribution and logistics continue to run smoothly.
“Clarity on definitions and technical implementation is key to avoiding field-level obstacles and not disrupting the smooth distribution and economic activities,” Shinta stated.
She said this is crucial because not all business activities use logistics transport that is administratively categorised as public vehicles.
Shinta stated that many business actors, including micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), use their own fleets for distribution and daily operations that depend on subsidised BBM.
Previously, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto stated that the government will impose restrictions or regulations on subsidised BBM purchases using barcodes with a reasonable limit of 50 litres per vehicle.
“To ensure BBM distribution, the government will regulate purchases using the MyPertamina barcode with a reasonable limit of 50 litres per vehicle,” Airlangga said in a press conference on government policies in response to the global geopolitical situation, monitored online from Jakarta on Tuesday (31/3).
Furthermore, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia explained that the restriction on subsidised BBM purchases, such as biosolar and Pertalite, to 50 litres per day per vehicle for four-wheeled private vehicles is sufficient to fill the vehicle to full capacity.
The plan to restrict Pertalite and Biosolar purchases aligns with the Decree (SK) of the Head of the Oil and Gas Downstream Regulatory Body of the Republic of Indonesia Number 024/KOM/BPH.DBBM/2026, which has circulated among the media.
The decree addresses the control of the distribution of certain types of fuel oil, specifically biosolar and assigned special fuel oil type RON 90 petrol (Pertalite), by the assigned business entity (Pertamina) for motor vehicle transport for passenger and/or goods transport.