TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Central Java Provincial Government officially prohibits Civil Servants (ASN) from using 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This ban is stated in Circular Letter Number 500.2.1/196 signed by the Central Java Provincial Government Secretary on February 4, 2025.

Economic Energy Lecturer at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Fahmy Radhi, stated that this is one of the efforts to limit the 3-kilogram LPG consumption. "It is permissible because the assumption is that civil servants' income is still sufficient, so it is not appropriate for them to purchase subsidized gas. Subsidized gas is intended for the poor," he said when contacted on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

This decision refers to several regulations, including Presidential Regulation Number 104 of 2007, which has undergone several changes, as well as a Circular Letter from the Director General of Oil and Gas of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 22.E/MG.05/DJM/2023 regarding the targeted distribution of subsidized LPG.

In the circular, the Central Java Provincial Government requested Regents and Mayors throughout Central Java to ensure that civil servants in their areas do not use 3-kilogram LPG, which should be allocated to the poor. "To ensure that the 3-kilogram LPG subsidy reaches the intended recipients, civil servants are expected to no longer use subsidized LPG, both in government offices and in their households," the circular stated.

The circular also affirms the importance of supervision and socialization to civil servants, so that this policy can be effectively implemented. The Central Java Provincial Government requested all heads of Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) to ensure the regulation is implemented.

As a follow-up step, the circular was also copied to the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, and other relevant parties, including PT Pertamina Patra Niaga. This policy was taken as part of the central government's efforts to tighten the distribution of subsidized LPG so that it reaches the intended recipients and is not misused by those who are capable.

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