#Import Quota
Bahlil asks private gas stations to partner with Pertamina as fuel shortages persist
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia has called on private retailers facing supply shortages of fuel to work with state-owned oil company PT Pertamina in order to safeguard fuel availability and prevent disruptions to the public.
Government to centralize fuel imports via Pertamina amid supply shortages
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is set to implement a single-gateway policy for fuel imports through state-owned oil company PT Pertamina in a bid to address recent shortages at several private gas stations.
Import quota removal unlikely ensures the welfare of farmers: Expert
Professor at the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Dwi Andreas Santosa, says the government's policy for the elimination of import quotas will unlikely improve the welfare of domestic farmers, but trigger an extensive flow of cheap imported products that could destroy the selling price of local agricultural products.