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Sustainable national natural gas policy

Jakarta, January 18, 2022—The Government’s plan to expand industrial gas price incentives needs improvement. CELIOS Executive Director Bhima Yudhistira explained, “The state’s losses could be substantial: state revenue from upstream oil and gas in 2020 reached only USD 460 million. This means the state could suffer potential losses while gas prices are experiencing a windfall.” Bhima added, “The distribution of special gas price incentives should be treated the same as the distribution of gas subsidies in…