PAN: No Increase in Fuel Prices to Safeguard Public Purchasing Power
JAKARTA - The Chair of the PAN Faction in the Indonesian House of Representatives, Putri Zulkifli Hasan, stated that the government’s decision not to raise the prices of fuel oil (BBM), whether subsidised or non-subsidised, effective from 1 April 2026, is appropriate to safeguard public purchasing power.
“This policy is important for maintaining public purchasing power and economic stability,” said the Deputy Chair of Commission XII of the DPR in a press release on Tuesday (31/3/2026).
She further explained that this has been emphasised in the Second National Working Meeting (Rakernas) of PAN 2026, particularly through campaigns for savings and wise energy use.
“PAN encourages a movement for energy savings and wise use among all cadres as a concrete step to safeguard national energy resilience,” she clarified.
She added that energy price stability must be accompanied by accelerating the transition to more sustainable energy sources, while supporting the government of President Prabowo Subianto’s vision of energy self-sufficiency.
“The PAN Faction is ready to oversee energy policies that not only maintain current stability but also strengthen national energy independence in the future,” she asserted.
Putri emphasised the importance of field supervision of BBM distribution and firm action against deviant practices, including misappropriation and hoarding.
“We demand that distribution supervision be tightened and there should be no room for misappropriation or BBM hoarding practices. These must be firmly addressed so as not to harm the public,” she stressed.
In addition, Putri also urged the active role of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Body (BPH Migas) to ensure that energy distribution governance runs transparently, accountably, and on target.
The Presidential Palace of the Republic of Indonesia affirmed that Pertamina will not yet make adjustments to the prices of subsidised or non-subsidised fuel oil (BBM).
This was stated by State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi following coordination between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Pertamina based on instructions from President Prabowo Subianto.
“Therefore, Pertamina states that it will not yet make price adjustments for either subsidised BBM or non-subsidised BBM,” Prasetyo said in his statement on Tuesday (31/3/2026).
Thus, there will be no increase or price adjustment for BBM starting 1 April 2026 tomorrow.
Prasetyo hopes that this affirmation can provide clearer and more accurate information to the public.
The Palace also asked the public not to panic because the domestic BBM supply is still secure.