President issues regulation on LPG for fishermen
Tuesday, November 24 2015 - 01:31 AM WIB
President Joko Widodo issued on Nov. 2, 2015 Presidential Regulation No. 126/2015 on the Provision, Distribution and Price Setting of LPG for small fishermen, the directorate general of oil and gas said in a statement on Monday.
Under the regulation, small fishermen with motor boat will be provided with subsidized LPG by state owed enterprises or private companies appointed by the minister of energy and mineral resources.
The fishermen will receive a free package from the government to enable them to use LPG in their boats. The package consists of boat machine, converter kit, LPG container. The free package will be awarded for one time only.
The price of the LPG will be determined by the minister following the mechanism for setting the price of LPG for 3-kg container.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon