Govt may delay subsidized fuel restrictions

JAKARTA. The government may postpone the introduction of a policy to restrict the distribution of subsidized fuels, to avoid unrest, a legistator says.

Satya W. Yudha, a member of House of Representatives Commission VII overseeing energy, said increases to global oil prices had forced the government and the House to rethink social impacts that the policy might have.

"The restriction may cause unexpected unrest, because the prices of non-subsidized fuels have climbed steeply over the last several months," Satya said Wednesday, on the sidelines of a hearing with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.

He added that the House could ask the government to delay implementation of the restriction to seek better mechanisms to control the distribution of non-subsidized fuels.

"If the government insists on not subsidizing non-subsidized fuels, I'm afraid it will anger private car owners," he said.

Under the restriction policy, the government plans to only allow motorcycles, public transportation vehicles and fishing vessels to purchase subsidized fuels. (Rangga D. Fadillah/The Jakarta Post)

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