The price of gas industry in the state has seized the attention of president jokowi and vice president yusuf kalla. After directly study the price of distributed gas in market, vice president was astonished with the higher prices of gas to another country like singapore which exactly importing from indonesia yet their gas price is lower than the state.
In attending limited meeting in presidential palace led by president jokowi and vice president yusuf kall, minister of industry hartarto underlined the aim of government to decrease the price of gas industry by means of regulation improving especially the downstream sector and likewise technical mechanism such as depreciation.
President desired the price of the gas industry is the lower than other countries such as vietnam. Jokowi expected the new price of gas industry will have broad impact toward the industry competitiveness thus helping to boost the growth economy.
Airlangga added that the regulatory improvement will be further conducted by ministry of economic affairs, ministry of maritime and ministry of finance for the the detail scrutiny starting from multiplier effect to the potential revenue.
Minister of industry claimed that the regulatory improvement will be accomplished by november 2016. Meanwhile the new price will be applied since january 2017 as president jokowi wished.
According to ministry of trade, the price of gas industry is still relatively high which is 9$ per mmbtu. Meanwhile other countries such singapore and malaysia is $4 per mmbtu and vietnam $7 per mmbtu.
Hence indonesia will apply the price of $6 per mmbtu since january 2017.
Ministry of industry in fact has identified 10 industries necessary to accept low gas industry.
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