Today, The government cuts the price of subsidized Premium gasoline by Rp 500 per liter to Rp 5,500, starting Dec. 1. The cut reflects the declining trend in global crude oil prices, although the regulator expects no significant increase in consumption of the fuel.
This decision has different comment from citizen, some body said that this cut has no influence to their cost of life, because if we compare of increasing and decreasing of fuel price executed by government, it has different percentage, which is bigger than increasing point than decreasing. Beside that, they say, this cut does not make other price of good follow this downstream.
But somebody say that it is good indication for SBY’s government. It’s the first time where our government decision to cut the fuel price. Even it cut for little percentage, but we must sure that the fuel price is lowest than other country, such as in