Energy Experts Say Selling Pertamax Below Economic Price Is a Bitter Decision to Maintain Purchasing Power
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The government's decision to hold the price of Pertamax at the beginning of September was a step that was understood to be an effort to maintain people's purchasing power.
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Pertamax prices are projected to be difficult to reduce until the end of 2026. Economists estimate that prices could drop by around Rp1,500 per liter.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Economists and energy experts estimate the current economic price of Pertamax to be between Rp16,700 and Rp16,800 per liter. However, the selling price of Pertamax in Jakarta is still maintained...
The government and Pertamina's decision to maintain the price of Pertamax in early September can be understood as an effort to maintain people's purchasing power.
Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) economist Yusuf Rendy Manilet estimates that the current economic price of Pertamax is in the range of IDR 16,700–IDR 16,800 per liter.
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