Photo by President KSPI Said Iqbal / Special
Jakarta, Spami-id.com - Labor Party and Labor Organization will have a massive action following the rise in BBM prices announced this afternoon, Saturday (3 / 9 / 2022).
KSPI president, who is also the President of the Labor Party, said Iqbal confirmed his side of denying the policy of the government. Therefore the Labor Party and KSPI will deploy a large mass to hold charges against the increase of BBM prices in the House on Tuesday (6 / 9 / 2022).
"The actions of tens of thousands of masses will be held on September 6 and will be focused at the House of Ri to request that the Chairman of the House call Menko Finance, Minister of Finance, Minister of ESM, and ministers associated with economic policy. The head of the House and the ESDM related Commission must dare form a pansus or a BBM panja," Said Iqbal, to journalists, Saturday (3 / 9 / 2022).
According to Iqbal, these gas prices will be very burdensome among the workers. Especially the work wages that didn't go significantly up in three years and caused a 30 percent loss in public purchasing power.
If the fuel subsidies are increased, the purchasing power of society will go back down, even up to 50 percent.
"Specifically factory workers who haven't gone up in three years, have caused a 30 percent loss in purchasing power. If the gas goes up, it could buy them down to 50 percent," the opening.
President Joko Widodo has announced a rising price of BBM starting today, Saturday (3 / 9 / 2022).
The type of fuel subsidy that goes up in prices is Pertalite from Rp 7.650 per liter to Rp 10,000 per liter. Pertamax prices are also raised to Rp 14,500 per liter
And then there's a Solar subsidy of Rp 5.150 to Rp 6.800 per liter and there's a price adjustment to nonsubsidy BBM.
