Purbaya assesses Pertamax price hike impact on inflation as relatively limited
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa believes the impact of the increase in the price of Pertamax fuel on inflation is relatively limited. “The impact on inflation should be relatively minimal, because Pertamax is not used for freight transport and public transport,” Purbaya said at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Wednesday. He declined to comment further on the subsidised fuel quota mechanism and deferred authority entirely to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia.
Pertamina Patra Niaga has announced an increase in the prices of Pertamax and Pertamax Green fuel products, effective 10 June 2026. According to a company press release, the price of non-subsidised Pertamax (RON 92) rose from Rp12,300 to Rp16,250 per litre, and Pertamax Green 95 (RON 95) rose from Rp12,900 to Rp17,000 per litre.
“The price adjustment for Pertamax and Pertamax Green was made after an evaluation process in accordance with the price formula set by the government,” said Pertamina Patra Niaga Corporate Secretary Roberth MV Dumatubun. The company stated the adjustment was decided in coordination with the government as the regulator and carried out according to a periodic evaluation mechanism, taking into account global oil price developments and the economic market price.
Roberth stated that the price adjustment for non-subsidised fuel is in accordance with applicable regulations. “The selling price was decided while still being coordinated with the government as the regulator, and is part of efforts to maintain the sustainability of energy supply and the optimal distribution of quality fuel to the public,” he explained. The company assured the security of fuel supplies across Pertamina’s network of public fuel filling stations throughout Indonesia. Prices for Pertamina fuel products other than Pertamax and Pertamax Green have not increased. Non-subsidised Pertamax Turbo (RON 98) remains at Rp20,750 per litre, Dexlite (CN 51) at Rp23,000 per litre, and Pertamina Dex (CN 53) at Rp24,800 per litre. Subsidised Pertalite fuel continues to be marketed at Rp10,000 per litre and Biosolar at Rp6,800 per litre.