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Electricity Tariff Increase High Society charges

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: The plan increases the electricity basic tariff (TDL) by state electricity company is almost certainly finished. House of Representatives also has agreed as long as customers are not charged to 900 watts down. Well, most likely, the increase will be charged to the customer's electricity by 1300 up to 2200 watts of power. Residents rejected the plan in cash, especially 1300 W customers who mostly still live from hand to mouth.

Inem, for example. Everyday she opened the diner to finance his life and children. The result of selling a mediocre to pay school fees of children, paying the water, and electric power 1300 W. For electricity, Inem to pay about USD 200 thousand. If TDL be raised, of course Inem expenses and other lower class people gain weight.

Fabby Tumiwa electric observers say the increase is fair as long as PLN transparently disclose the cost of production. Because, actually, the electricity subsidy has been added this year from Rp 16.7 trillion to Rp 54.5 trillion. However, additional proved able to withstand only so that electricity rates do not rise in the first half of 2010. (TEST / ANS)