He said funds had been provided for the increase.
Quota pressure builds
The 2026 state budget sets the Pertalite subsidy quota at 28.69 million kiloliters and the Solar quota at 18.36 million kiloliters. Oki Muraza, deputy president director of Pertamina, said current consumption trends point to distribution above quota through year-end.
Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia had earlier attributed higher Pertalite demand to a shift from Pertamax, a RON 92 grade, to Pertalite, a RON 90 grade. He said there would definitely be a quota addition.
Subsidy bill climbs
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said the energy subsidy and compensation allocation would rise from 338 trillion rupiah to 500 trillion rupiah, citing higher crude prices. Nazara said the increase would push up payments to Pertamina and PLN.
Energy subsidy and compensation payments had reached 333.9 trillion rupiah through 30 October 2026. The average Indonesian Crude Price was 93 US dollars per barrel through the same period. National economic growth in the first semester of 2026 was 5 to 5.6 percent.
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