Starting Early Monday, Prices of Premium Rp 6,600 / L, Diesel Rp 6,400 / L, and Elpiji 12 Kgs Rp 129,000
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Friday (16/1) afternoon, in the backyard of the State Palace, Jakarta, announced the price reduction of fuel oil (BBM) of Premium and Diesel, as well as LPG (elpiji), and the price of cement.
“The Premium, early Monday at 00:00 am, premium price down to Rp 6,600/liter, diesel to Rp 6,400 /liter, “said President Jokowi.
The price of LPG 12 kgs, according to the President Jokowi, down to Rp 129,000, and the price of cement produced state-owned enterprises (SOEs) down by Rp 3,000 per sack.
As we know, the price of Premiumfuel and Diesel that on 18 November 2014 ago was raised by President Jokowi to Rp 8,500/liter, on January 1, 2015 ago the Premium has down to Rp 7,600 per liter, and diesel to Rp 7,250 per liter.
The price of LPG tube 12 Kgs is Rp 134 700/tube, while the price of cement the product of SOEs varies around Rp 66,000/zak.
“The information we need to convey, so that all ministers, governors, regents, the mayor help drive that all prices could down so it can be enjoyed by the community,” said President Jokowi.
Accompanying President Jokowi on the occasion, among others, Coordinating Minister for Economy Sofyan Jalil, Minister of SOEs Rini Soemarno, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said, Ministry of Finance Bambang Brodjonegoro, and Cabinet Secretary Andi Wijayanto. (Humas Setkab/WID/ES)