New Price : BBM Rp 5.500 per litre

Today i going to work, but premium in my motorcycle condition empty so i buy premium in POM Pertamina. Oh I forget if price premium down descended Rp 500 became Rp 5.500 per litre.

In accordance with the decision of the government, from today the price of the premium (the petrol) subsidised descended Rp 500 became Rp 5.500 per litre. But, the price of diesel fuel and kerosene subsidised continue to Rp 5.500 per litre and Rp 2.500 per litre.from jawapos.com say Evita admitted to not yet having the larger precisely figure the economic price of diesel fuel at this time.

Usually, the economic price of FUEL OIL subsidised was counted had a basis the price in general Indonesian crude oil (Indonesia Crude Price/ICP) in the month beforehand. He only mentioned, the price in general ICP for the length of November reached USD 49,32 per barrel. With 'the price, economic diesel fuel and kerosene were still being more expensive', he said. Beforehand, Minister ESDM Purnomo Yusgiantoro said, the decline in the price of the premium subsidised was arranged through Minister's Decision Energy and Mineral resources of No 38/2008.

Through this restriction, how many heights of the price of Indonesian crude oil, the price of the premium and diesel fuel will not be higher than Rp 6,000 and Rp 5.500 per litre. Whereas the realisation of the FUEL OIL subsidy in 2008 up until October already Rp 130 trillion or exceeded the ceiling of APBN Perubahan 2008 of Rp 126 trillion. By being lowered by him the price of the premium, the budget of the FUEL OIL subsidy improved Rp 3 trillion.

The policy of the government lowered the price of FUEL OIL indeed not that was first in the history. The similar step had been carried out by Megawati Soekarnoputri's government. At that time, on January 21 2003 Megawati lowered the price of several kinds of non-premium FUEL OIL that were increased on January 2 2003. FUEL OIL that descended the price at that time was diesel fuel, from Rp 1,890 became Rp 1.650 per litre, and diesel oil, from Rp 1,860 became Rp 1.650 per litre.