Indonesia
Jakarta
Motorists’ massive shift from nonsubsidized to subsidized fuels is inevitable after the recent significant price hike.
Motorists queue on April 1 to refuel their bike at a gas station in South Jakarta. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
The recent price increase of nonsubsidized fuels has forced commuters and high-mobility workers to switch to subsidized fuels in an attempt to cut transportation costs, triggering long queues at gas stations in Jakarta.On June 10, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, the commercial and trading arm of state energy giant Pertamina, raised the prices of unsubsidized RON-92 Pertamax from Rp 12,300 (69 US cents) to Rp 16,250 per liter as well as RON-95 Pertamax Green from Rp 12,900 to Rp 17,000 per liter. The prices for subsidized Pertalite and Biosolar remain unchanged.
