The government plans to equip all official cars used by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Cabinet members and other high-level state officials with gas converter kits as part of the oil-to-gas conversion program.
“We have appointed [state-owned aircraft maker] PT Dirgantara Indonesia to produce the kits. But if the company fails to provide all the demanded kits, we will import more kits to fill the gap,” Coordinating People’s Welfare Minister Agung Laksono told reporters at the presidential office on Monday.
Agung added that the government expected to reach its goal by April.
The oil-to-gas conversion campaign was launched to support government plans to limit the amount of subsidized fuel used by private cars in Java and Bali, which will be gradually carried out from April.
The government hopes the program will allow it to reduce the fuel subsidy.(dic)
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