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House and PLN Still brown TDL

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A total of 21 components of the electricity tariff has not been determined amount. VII Commission of the Parliament and the state electricity company PT still must ripen longer basic electricity tariff policy of the new.

Earlier, the House Budget Board approved the amount of subsidy that allows electricity tariff increase of electricity (TDL), an average of 10 percent despite the 21 postal rates has not been defined details.

"There are 21 posts in the electricity tariff, let PLN Commission VII and discuss it," said Coordinating Minister for Economic Hatta Rajasa in Jakarta, Monday (3/5/2010), after the Plenary Session of the Parliament are scheduled ratification of Draft State Budget Amendment (Budget-P) APBN-P 2010 to 2010.

According to House Budget Chairman Harry Azhar Azis, the final decision on the Budget Agency is increasing the amount of power subsidies of Rp 2.4 trillion, so the increase in TDL did not like the proposed 15 per cent of the government.

With the rise in electricity subsidies, the possibility TDL average increase of 10 percent. "We did not explicitly mention the amount of the increase in TDL Act 2010 APBN-P. However, no increase in electricity subsidy of Rp 2.4 trillion. Please PLN Commission VII and further discuss the decision, "said Harry. (Oin)

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