Indonesia to restrict petrol consumption

Indonesia uses more fuel than it produces, which is a shame for an oil rich country. Indonesians are heavily dependent on diesel, petrol and kerosene for cooking. The recent world price rises in oil put pressure on the Indonesian government, as they had to import expensive oil, and subsidize people for using it.

Petrol prices doubled a while ago and people dealt with it. Now the government plans to restrict petrol use, in public and private vehicles,to save further money. It will be interesting to see how the government goes about implementing the petrol restrictions. Maybe we can revert back to a system like in Europe after the war, when you had to have ration vouchers, as well as the cash. Indonesia will then truly become a nation going in reverse.