Jakarta – The government lowered the price of premium gasoline and diesel oil.Premium gasoline price Rp 7,600 to Rp 6,600 per liter. While diesel oil from Rp7,250 to Rp 6,400 per liter.
“Premium price dropped to Rp 6,600 per liter. Solar dropped to Rp 6,400 perliter,” the president said in a page Jokowi State Palace, Jakarta, Friday (01/16/2015). The new prices come into force on Monday (19.01.2015) at 00.00local time.
This price reduction is the second time in January 2015. The first decline in prices prevailing on January 1, 2015. At that time the premium price down from Rp 8,500 to Rp 7,600 per liter. While diesel oil fell to Rp 7,250 from Rp7,500 per liter.
In addition to announcing the decline in fuel prices, the government also announced a reduction in the price of LPGand cement. 12 kg LPG gas prices dropped to Rp 129,000, – and cement produced by SOEs fell Rp 3.000, – per sack.
Of the decline in fuel prices, the Committee on Regulatory Agency Downstream Oil and Gas (BP Migas) IbrahimHashim, expect a decrease in fuel prices contributed to the decline of the primary needs and economic growth.
“With lower production costs should be higher efficiency. What a moment, at the end of 2015 will be enactedASEAN Economic Community”, said Ibrahim.