Comments on: Cutting Subsidies – Indonesia’s Government will raise Fuel Prices by app. 30% in June

By: James The Professional Adventurer

James The Professional Adventurer — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:01:03 +0000

My friends in Jakarta have been telling me that there have been allot of demos about the rising prices of… well everything, due to the rising gas prices

That sucks, they always block off the roads and the already long wait in traffic doubles or triples. I’ll remember to bring a magazine or a pillow if I go downtown

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:43 +0000

What Teguh Aditya is saying is that cutting the subsidies is actually the right thing to do. He is hoping, that the government uses the higher prices not as an excuse to increase debt, other prices and governmental spendings even more, but uses the saved funds to improve the living quality of the people.

As it looks right now, other prices will go up as well, due to then higher transport costs, we can only hope for the best – that the governmental plan of offsetting this with cash handouts and other support for the lower income population will balance that more evenly.

By: Teguh Aditya

Teguh Aditya — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:09:40 +0000

Sorry, because i can’t speak english i ngomong pake bahasa indonesia aja..
ehm menurut gw kenaikan bbm 30 % tuh gak jadi masalah, yang jadi masalah tuh yang jual bbmnya sok dinaikin lagi.. itu penyebabnya harganya jadi selangit…
en beberapa oknum (yang cari kesempatan dalam kesempitin)…
kalau misalnya ngehapus subsidi buat bayar utang seh gak apa-apa, tapi utangnya jangan di tambahin ya.. kasian neh para penerus bangsanya… (termasuk gw)…

ok thank’s ya..

By: Christine Gilbert

Christine Gilbert — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:58:49 +0000

The thing about gasoline is that it drives the cost of so many other industries. As we’re starting to figure out in the US, increased gas prices can also mean increases elsewhere, like food. While conservation is great, I wouldn’t want to see people go hungry over it.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:13:20 +0000

While I think too, that it’s more than about time to increase the gas prices; alternatives of transportation aren’t that easy to realize here either. Indonesia is a huge nation on 17.000 islands, so naturally the transport system heavily relies on cars, trucks and ferries. Sure, bus and train are alternatives, but mainly they only exist on the same island, if at all.

But the new Economic Program (see the link in the article) looks very promising and it seems, that the government finally acknowledged their problems and tries its best to solve them. Let’s press our thumbs!

By: nomadicmatt

nomadicmatt — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:59:56 +0000

hmm i tried commenting but it didn’t work…lets try again.

I’m for the cuts. I think subsidizing gas is bad because it encourages consumption not conservation and in this day and age, we need to conserve not burn.

That being said, while making gas expensive, the government has to provide good alternatives to driving otherwise they just hurt their population!

By: nomadicmatt

nomadicmatt — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:54:01 +0000

Good! Maybe it will encourage conservation. I am opposed to artifically cheap gasoline as it does nothing but keep people from conserving.

By: balidreamhome

balidreamhome — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:58:12 +0000

I think the gasoline will rise up by the end of May and to be honest like or dislike as Indonesian as me, has to accept it and find a constructive solution regarding the rising up expenses of living…hhhhh just have to be more creative!!