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Surging oil prices may cost state budget Rp. 14 trillion

By : Esther Samboh

THE JAKARTA POST

            The recent surge in global oil prices may cost the state budget up to Rp. 14 trillion  ( US $ 1.6 billion) if the government delays the plan to limit the sales  of subsidized fuel for private cars, the independent fuel assessment team says.. Anggito Abimanyu, former chief   the Finance Ministry’s fiscal policy office who currently heads the fuel assessment team, said Monday that the additional subsidies would be needed if the Indonesian Crude Prices (ICP) persisted at $100 per barrel.

            According to Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry data, the average ICP rose to US$ 100.2 per barrel as of the end of February, well above the government oil price reference of $80 per barrel  stated in the 2011 state budget.

            For every $1 dollar of difference between the government’s ICP reference and the real ICP prices, the government would have to increase the fuel subsidy by Rp. 700 billion, Anggito explained.

            The ICP surge was in line with the surging global prices, which has increased significantly over the past several weeks due to unrest in several Middle East countries, the main suppliers of the world’s oil needs.

            West Texas Intermediate crude futures, a benchmark oil prices for US futures market, has broken the $100 psychological barrier, trading at $106.51 per barrel as of 7 p.m Jakarta time on Monday. Meanwhile, other notable benchmark oil prices, the Brent, reached $118

            Finance Minister Agus Martowardjojo has said that the average ICP would likely be  $83 per barrel this year if global oil prices persisted at over $100 per barrel. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Radjasa said  Monday that “if crude oil  prices continue to soar, our subsidy costs will balloon”, adding that the government was willing to change the ICP assumption in the state budget if necessary.

            The government has allocated an energy subsidy of Rp.136.6 trillion this year, or nearly 73 percent of the total government  subsidies of Rp. 187.6 trillion. Fuel subsidy makes up Rp. 87.6 trillion of the overall energy subsidy, with an assumption of 38.5 million kiloliters of subsidy quota per year .

            Tubagus Haryono, head of down stream oil and gas regulatory agency BPH Migas, said demands for subsidized fuel was higher than the agency’s allocation target. As of February, consumers had bought 6.11 kiloliters of subsidized fuel, or 15.87 percent of the total quota for the year .

            In February, fuel allocation was set at 2.85 million kiloliters, but people consumed 3 kiloliters of fuel, he said. Meanwhile, Tubagus added, in January, people consumed 3.26 kiloliters of subsidized fuel. The government has also planned to limit fuel subsidy starting April to avoid subsidizing and spending state funds for the those who can afford to buy cars and fuel for private use. However,the plan remains unclear, with the government recently signaling  a delay in the implementation

Vocabulary

Prices è cost of something bought or sold (the amount, usually of money, that is offered or asked for when something is bought or sold)

the sum of money or other recompense in return for which somebody agrees to do something

prices :  harga

budget è a plan specifying how resources, especially time or money, will be allocated or spent during a particular period

                  the total amount of money allocated or needed for a particular purpose or period of time

budget :  anggaran

sales è a quantity of things sold, or the rate at which they are sold\ ,the department of a company involved with selling its products or services

sales :  penjualan

subsidy è a grant or gift of money from a government to a private company, organization, or charity to help it to function

                 a monetary gift or contribution to somebody or something, especially to pay expenses

subsidy :  subsidi

fiscal policyè the way a government attempts to manage the economy through taxation, spending, and borrowing

fiscal policy :  kebijakan fiskal

Consumer  è a buyer of goods or services,somebody or something that consumes something by eating it, drinking it, or using it up

consumer :  konsumen

Funds è to provide money needed to finance a project or keep it running

funds :  dana

cost è expenses

cost:  biaya

 SONG

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Ohh Ohh
I just cant sleep tonight.
Knowing that things aint right.
Its in the papers, its on the TV, its everywhere that I go.
Children are crying.
Soldiers are dying
Some people don’t have a home

But I know there’s sunshine behind that rain
I know there’s good times behind that pain
Hey.. can you tell me how I can make a change?

I close my eyes and I can see a brighter day
I close my eyes and pray
I close my eyes and I can see a better day
I close my eyes and pray

I lose my appetite, knowing kids starve tonight.
When I sit up, cause my dinner is still on my plate.
Ooo I got a vision, to make a difference.
And its starting today.

Cause I know there’s sunshine behind that rain
I know there’s good times behind that pain
Can you tell me how I can make a change?

I close my eyes and I can see a brighter day
I close my eyes and pray
I close my eyes and I can see a better day

I close my eyes and pray for the broken-hearted.
I pray for the life not started
I pray for all the ones not breathing.
I pray for all the souls in need.
I pray. Can you give em one today?

I just cant sleep tonight.
Can someone tell me how to make a change?

I close my eyes and I can see a brighter day
I close my eyes and pray
I close my eyes and I can see a better day
I close my eyes and I pray

Translate

Aku tak bisa tidur malam ini.
Mengetahui bahwa hal-hal yang tidak benar.
Ini di koran, itu di TV, itu di mana-mana yang aku pergi.
Anak-anak menangis.
Tentara sedang sekarat
Beberapa orang tidak punya rumah

Tapi aku tahu ada sinar matahari di balik itu hujan
Aku tahu ada waktu baik di balik rasa sakit
Hei .. bisa kau katakan padaku bagaimana saya dapat membuat perubahan?

Aku menutup mata ku dan aku dapat melihat hari cerah
Aku memejamkan mata dan berdoa
Saya menutup mata saya dan saya bisa melihat hari yang lebih baik
Aku memejamkan mata dan berdoa

Saya kehilangan nafsu makan saya, tahu anak-anak kelaparan malam ini.
Ketika aku duduk, karena makan malam saya masih di piring saya.
Ooo saya punya visi, untuk membuat perbedaan.
Dan yang mulai hari ini.

Karena aku tahu ada sinar matahari di balik itu hujan
Aku tahu ada kali baik di balik rasa sakit
Dapatkah Anda memberitahu saya bagaimana saya dapat membuat perubahan?

Saya menutup mata saya dan saya dapat melihat hari cerah
Aku memejamkan mata dan berdoa
Saya menutup mata saya dan saya bisa melihat hari yang lebih baik

Saya menutup mata saya dan berdoa untuk-patah hati.
Aku berdoa untuk hidup tidak dimulai
Aku berdoa untuk semua yang tidak bernapas.
Aku berdoa untuk semua jiwa-jiwa yang membutuhkan.
Saya berdoa. Dapatkah Anda memberi mereka satu hari ini?

Aku hanya cant tidur malam ini.
Dapatkah seseorang memberitahu saya bagaimana untuk membuat perubahan?

Saya menutup mata saya dan saya dapat melihat hari cerah
Aku memejamkan mata dan berdoa
Saya menutup mata saya dan saya bisa melihat hari yang lebih baik
Saya menutup mata saya dan saya berdoa

Makna dari lagu ini adalah : seseorang yang yakin ada harapan, kesempatan dan kebahagiaan dibalik setiap penderitaan..  seseorang yang ingin merubah esok hari jadi lebih baik dari hari sebelumnya..