Kerosene price

Kerosene price

From Neraca

The government's announcement of a reduction in fuel prices
several days ago was quite a relief. One of the most welcome
points is the cancellation of the increase in the price of
kerosene. So kerosene costs the same as before, Rp 280/liter.

Relieving it is, but we often buy kerosene at Rp 600 or Rp 700
per liter.

Paying that much is a burden to us because the retail price of
kerosene used to be only Rp 400/liter.

So if we look at the price that a consumer must pay, it seems
that the price stipulated by the government is the price for
distributing agents.

Now that the price of kerosene is Rp 280/liter again,
housewives expect the retail price to return to Rp 400/liter. In
this way we can save Rp 200 to Rp 300 per liter. This is a
valuable amount indeed.

However, if kerosene distributing agents and retailers make
too big a profit, the cancellation of the increase in the price
of kerosene is meaningless.

MRS. N. KRISTIONO

Jakarta