BUSINESS INFORMATION - Government Agrees Elpiji 12 Kg Price Increases

BUSINESS INFORMATION - Government Agrees Elpiji 12 Kg Price Increases
Spokesperson of PT Pertamina (Persero) Basuki Trikora Putra, Juma, said the government has approved plans keenaikan price elpiji packing 12 kg proposed Pertamina.

However, Pertamina elpiji ensure price increase was 12 kg after Lebaran future.

Pertamina reasoned that the price increase elpiji 12 kg umpteenth time that this is a loss for the commodity business.

Propose that state-owned oil and gas prices elpiji tube 12 kg gradually increased Rp100 per kg or per Rp1.200 tube.

Last year, Pertamina proposes price increase elpiji 12 kg of Rp500 per kg per month, but declined with the reason the government intended to burden the people.

Pertamina estimates the company this year bakala losers Rp3, 47 trillion from the sale of packaged elpiji calculated that 12 kg of elpiji international price assumptions based on "contract price" (CP) Aramco in January 2009 of 505 U.S. dollars per tonne and exchange rate Rp11.600 per U.S. dollar .

Based on the reference, the price to the consumer economy elpiji reach Rp8.943 per liter.

From the selling price to the consumer less than Rp5, 750 per liter and sales plan elpiji 12 kg in 2009 reached 1,085,430 tons, the loss of Rp3 reached by Pertamina, 47 trillion.