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View all search resultsHouse warns of consumer shift to subsidized fuels after Pertamax price hike
A House commission chairman has warned that hiking Pertamax's price 32.11 percent could push consumers toward cheaper subsidized fuels, even as the world continues to grapple with the energy fallout from the Middle East crisis.
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A price board displays the current prices of fuel on April 19, 2026, at a gas station on Jl. Jend. Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta.
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senior lawmaker overseeing financial affairs has warned that Pertamina’s decision to sharply increase the price of Pertamax branded gasoline could distort consumption patterns, pushing many motorists toward subsidized fuel as a cheaper alternative.
The statement from Mukhamad Misbakhun, chairman of House of Representatives Commission XI, follows a move by the state-owned oil and gas holding company to impose a 32.11 percent price hike on Pertamax from Wednesday.
The jump to Rp 16,250 (90 US cents) per liter from Rp 12,300 has widened the price gap between Pertamax and Pertalite subsidized gasoline, which remains unchanged at Rp 10,000 per liter.
The price of Pertamax Green, a blended bioethanol fuel, has meanwhile surged to Rp 17,000 per liter from Rp 12,900 per liter.
Misbakhun said the growing disparity would push consumers toward Pertalite as the lower-cost option.
“Of course when prices rise, people will look for the lowest price,” he told reporters in Jakarta on June 10, as quoted by Kompas.com.
“The consumer logic is simple: Those who used to fill up with Pertamax will start calculating and potentially migrate to Pertalite,” he added.
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