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Liputan6.com, Jakarta: The community, especially users capable of four-wheeled vehicles, using fuel oil are suggested nonsubdisi. This action is necessary to help reduce the burden of the state. Thus the government's campaign theme and Pertamina in the Roundabout Hotel Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Saturday (26 / 6).

Besides in Jakarta, campaigns love movement nonsubsidi fuel was also held in other major cities, such as Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Palembang, Balikpapan, Denpasar and Makassar. It is estimated that thousands of people will attend events held simultaneously on this day.

In a release sent to several media, corporate communications VP Pertamina Trikora Putra said the movement of fuel nonsubsidi love encouraged to arouse public awareness to help reduce the burden of government subsidies. It is also to help the little people and to care for the environment by using environmentally-friendly special fuel.

According to Oil and Gas Director General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Evita Legowo, the government would only provide 36.5 million kiloliters of subsidized fuel in 2010. This makes the government was forced to limit the consumption of fuel subsidies, because if left to the volume of usage will increase to 40.1 million kiloliter. "Obviously it affects the state budget expenses," said Evita. (Ulf)