Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Yuliot Tanjung has said that the government is planning to fix a single national tariff for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in 3 kilogram packaging.
“The single-price LPG 3kg will be decided by the central government. If it is determined by the regional government, there will be price differences,” he explained on Friday.
According to Tanjung, the policy is aimed at ensuring fairness in each region and supporting the underprivileged.
He said that the government will be responsible for supervising the single-price policy, especially price monitoring at the retailer level.
He informed that the task of supervising single-price fuel oil has been assigned to the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas). Meanwhile, the monitoring plan for single-price LPG is still being developed.
“We want to realize fairness for the community in getting a good price for the LPG,” he said.
Tanjung further noted that LPG distribution has not reached several areas in the country, which still rely on kerosene. Therefore, the government will prepare regulations to bridge this gap.
The plan for implementing a single price for LPG was shared by ESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia during a working meeting with Commission XII of the DPR in Jakarta on Wednesday.
The single LPG price will apply nationally and will be determined in 2026 through a revision of two presidential regulations: Number 104 of 2007 and Number 38 of 2019.
Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 104 of 2007 regulates the provision, distribution, and determination of the price of 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas cylinders.
Meanwhile, Presidential Regulation Number 38 of 2019 regulates the provision, distribution, and pricing of liquefied petroleum gas for fishing vessels for fishermen and water pump machines for farmers.
