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Liputan6.com, Jakarta: President Director of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) Iskan Dahlan has denied encouraging the government raised Electricity Basic Tariff (TDL) for the red plate peruhaan margin could increase. Thus said Dahlan Iskan in Jakarta, Tuesday (9 / 3).

Sebelmnya Monday (8 / 3), Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government expressed TDL will raise by 15 percent in July. Sri Mulyani added, the government did not raise electricity tariff since the beginning or in the first half due to see the process of economic recovery is still going on. This increase plan would be discussed first in the House.

Head of Fiscal Policy Office Ministry of Finance Anggito Abimanyu said the increase TDL is average overall of all the community. However, that does not mean TDL for poor communities will also rise. Increase in electricity tariff is based on the calculation in addition to the amount of subsidy and margin increase from five percent to eight percent, also take into account the government's direct investment to PLN for USD $ 7.5 trillion [read: Basic Electricity Rate Increases in July 2010]. (Bog)