How to Overcome the Rise of Refined Fuel Oil’s Price

How to Overcome the Rise of
Refined Fuel Oil’s Price

I. Background

The problem of the rise of refined fuel oil’s (BBM) price in Indonesia appears with the aim to make the price equal to the price in foreign countries and in order to keep the stability of domestic price so that supply to abroad (BBM smuggling) will not happen. It is considered as illegal/for their own/private benefit. The results are the increasing price of stuff, the rise of transportation tariff, and the social jealousy in public.

II. Problem and Solution

The impact of the rise of BBM’s price is so influential to the city public transportation (angkot) entrepreneur, because the rice of BBM’s price will be followed by the rise of price of vehicle spareparts. Off course this condition will add more operational cost of Angkot as public transportation.
The government solves the problem by making a policy of giving dispensation to the public transportations so that they are not treated same with private car. The government also appoints several gas stations (SPBU) to specially serve BBM for the public transportation with common price.

III. Conclusion

Increasing the price of BBM means breaking up the public transportation entrepreneur. While the government doesn’t give certain effort in concern with how to keep public transportations run well.

The people’s will to run a business in city public transportation should be realized as an effort to help the government in the field of transportation. For that purpose, at least the government’s plan to increase the BBM’s price can be considered again.


Reference: Suara Karya Daily Newspaper, Thursday, December 29, 2005