Puan Urges Government to Explain Reasons for Rise in Non-Subsidised Fuel Prices: Until When?

House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani has urged the government to provide an explanation regarding the increase in prices of non-subsidised fuel oil (BBM). She also requested certainty on how long this price increase will last. Puan stated that the government must be transparent so that the public understands the reasons behind the policy of raising non-subsidised BBM prices. “Regarding the fuel prices with the existing increase, there must of course be fairness and an explanation given as to why the price has risen and until when,” Puan said to reporters at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, quoted on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. “Whether the price will continue to rise or not, and this evaluation must of course be conveyed periodically,” she added. Furthermore, Puan also encouraged the government to prepare mitigation measures for the impact of the war between Iran and the United States (US) on BBM prices in Indonesia. Because, according to Puan, the war between the US and Iran cannot be predicted until when it will end. “Whether this war will continue or stop. However, as a country not directly affected, we still must be prepared to anticipate and mitigate the possibilities that occur,” she concluded. Previously reported, PT Pertamina (Persero) has finally made an adjustment by increasing the prices of several non-subsidised BBM products, including Pertamax Turbo, Dexlite, and Pertamina Dex, starting today, Saturday, 18 April 2026. Based on Pertamina’s official website, it is stated that the price of Pertamax Turbo for the DKI Jakarta region as of Saturday, 18 April 2026, has risen by Rp 19,400 per litre, from the price as of 1 April 2026 of Rp 13,100 per litre. Then, for the Dexlite fuel type, it becomes Rp 23,600 per litre, from the previous price on 1 April 2026 of Rp 14,200 per litre. Meanwhile, the price of Pertamina Dex is also recorded to have risen to Rp 23,900 per litre, from the previous level of Rp 14,500 per litre. This price increase for several BBM types has also occurred in several other provinces. However, Pertamina is still maintaining the price of non-subsidised BBM type Pertamax (RON 92) at Rp 12,300 per litre and Pertamax Green at Rp 12,900 per litre. In addition, Pertamina is also maintaining the price of subsidised BBM type Pertalite at Rp 10,000 per litre and Biosolar at Rp 6,800 per litre. These BBM price changes can also be viewed in the MyPertamina application.