TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - Executive Director of the Energy Watch, Ferdinand Hutahaean, challenging President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) withdraw the subsidy without raising the price of fuel oil (BBM) or a maximum subsidy of Rp 50 trillion.
If the decision was taken, then it will put the President Jokowi as heroes who break the power of the mafia without having a confrontation with the mafia. "It's a good step, we expressed support for the repeal Jokowi fuel subsidy without increasing fuel prices," said Ferdinand, Friday (11/14/2014).
Ferdinand said, the question is whether it is possible withdraw the subsidy without increasing fuel prices. The answer would be. And while still providing maximum subsidy of Rp 50 trillion is also certainly not hard for the state budget.
"That's why we encourage the government to be honest calculation of production costs. Never mafia interests are accommodated temporarily ignored the interests of the people," he said.
He also calls on the government to change the way of subsidies which he burned useless. "Actually, it is not useful. That fuel subsidy was actually already well as subsidize all production costs for the productivity of the people, proved that the subsidy could restrain price increases, can withstand inflation. As such subsidies are not in vain," he said.
Therefore, concrete steps to be taken President Jokowi is heard input from outsiders who would be able to give clear information and data solely for the good of the nation's interests.
"Concrete steps and even then would put President Jokowi in a strong position and will be supported by hundreds of millions of people of Indonesia that removing the subsidy without increasing fuel prices," he concluded.