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Members of the National Energy Board (DEN) Herman Darnel Ibrahim said the increase in TDL discourse relating to security of electricity supply and is triggered by the reduction of subsidies. He considered the practice of subsidies had been done to electricity is not appropriate.

"Subsidies on electricity are not good. But good on him. Do not give subsidies to energy but provide subsidies to people who need subsidies. Because the energy in the subsidy affects the security of supply, "Herman said today.

According to him, from various studies revealed that electricity subsidies are not enjoyed by the poor, but by a faction of society can afford. Therefore, if the later discourse of power aggrandizement realized this is true then the government is expected to prepare a special budget for social funds such as the BLT to subsidize community can not afford.
"It's better this subsidy money used for the poor rather than placed in tariffs," he said.

Herman suggested that PLN is using the principle of progressive tariffs. In these systems, parties that use large amounts of electricity tariffs will also increase. "That means that luxury is not subsidized. Progressive rates encourage conservation. "

DEN-party center to discuss energy policy, especially if tariffs imposed for households with the aim of progressive tariff reduction.

Even if the government raised electricity increase gradually implemented. The goal gave the adaptation time for people to learn to economize. Section, a sudden increase took effect which could cause another upheaval.

"There should be no barriers for the electricity if the increase in stages, for example once every three months," said Herman.

Separately, the daily management Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Tulus Abadi criticized the discourse of the increase in TDL. According to him, the electricity subsidy reduction should not affect the increase in TDL.

"The government should pay more attention to problems in the upstream. Not just a problem in downstream, which are at once immediately increase the tariff. During the government does not change the oil and gas export policies, the problem of electricity will continue to exist, "said Tulus

According to him, the high cost and consumption of fuel oil used by PLN is the source of the swelling of the costs of PLN. Due to this ongoing problem PLN
with tariffs.

Director of the Center for Public Policy Studies (Puskepi) Sofyano TDL Zakaria rate increase next year's plan as a policy that is not appropriate. The reason for this has not been able to PLN assessed Sofyan give its best service.

"If the service is good, of course people will willingly raised tariffs. But the problem with poor electricity service. "(Parachute)

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