People suffer more

People suffer more

From Media Indonesia

Some circles in society agree with the increase in fuel prices
because it provides a compensation fund for the poor, while
others are against it because the people will be further
burdened.

An examination of the impact of the fuel price hike shows that
mall owners and businessmen are not adversely affected, because
they can promptly raise their rental rates and prices of goods.
Rich car owners bear no great burden either, because their income
and savings are large enough.

Meanwhile, public transportation fares and the prices of
necessities are rising, so that ordinary people with a lower
income have to pay more. The compensation fund has no
significance because its value is far smaller than the price
rise. It is virtually a means to cheat the people.

SYAMSURIZAL
Bukittinggi, West Sumatra