TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has denied claims that subsidized fuel (BBM) will be eliminated. Deputy Chairman of Commission XII, Bambang Haryadi, stressed that any policy related to subsidies must be approved by parliament.
Bambang emphasized that removing fuel subsidies cannot be done without prior discussion in the legislature. “There is no plan to remove fuel subsidies, and any changes to the subsidy mechanism must be approved by the DPR because subsidies are embedded in the state budget (APBN),” he said in an official statement on Monday, February 24. “President Prabowo is committed to protecting the needs of lower-income citizens.”
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