
JAKARTA: Indonesia has raised its heavily subsidised fuel prices by about 30%, as the government moves to rein in ballooning subsidies despite a risk of mass protests.
The price of subsidised gasoline was increased on Saturday afternoon to 10,000 rupiah (24.60 baht) a litre from 7,650 rupiah (19 baht), while that of subsidised diesel increased to 6,800 rupiah (16.65 baht) from 5,150 rupiah (12.60 baht), Energy Minister Arifin Tasrif said.