| Ask Parliament Pause increase TDL |
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| Thursday, 22 April 2010 11:19 | |||||||
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- Members of the House of Representatives Commission VII ditto
Ganinduto asked the government to postpone plans to increase the basic
electricity tariff (TDL), an average of 15 percent who planned to start
in July 2010.
"The government still has other options for reducing electricity subsidies," he said in the meeting of Commission VII of DPR with PT PLN (Persero) in Jakarta on Wednesday. Moreover, he continued, in August 2010 have entered the month of Ramadan that although the impact of increasing prices of goods increased TDL against smaller, but still affects especially small people. "Not to mention the psychological and political impact from the increase TDL," he said. He added that the increase in TDL will also have an impact on the affected industries, particularly the ASEAN-China free trade (ACFTA). According ditto, the government could cover up the swelling Rp7 trillion worth of subsidies, through increased use of gas. Alternative gas supply can be increased diversion of supply from the ConocoPhillips gas field flowed to PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia (CPI) or Singapore for fulfilling the needs of plants in Java. "I will sue the government continues to divert the gas," he said. The government plans to increase progressively TDL began in July 2010. For the group of small electricity customers with power 450 volt ampere (VA) and 900 VA, planned increase of 10 percent after the electricity consumption above 30 kWh per month. Thus, the customer 450 VA and 900 VA only electricity use below 30 kWh per month, will not be affected by the rate increase. Medium, for electricity customers in over 900 VA or upper-mid 1300 which will be affected by the VA to the increase in TDL between 14-18 percent. TDL increase of 15 percent would reduce subsidies to Rp7, 3 trillion over the next six months ie from July to December 2010. In accordance with Law No. 47 Year 2009 regarding State Budget 2010, the Parliament has indeed been allowing the government to raise the TDL. However, the increase is in accordance with Law No. 30 Year 2009 on Electricity, need to be approved by Parliament. | Antaranews.com | tenderoffer.biz |
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