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Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal on the Indonesian Economy

In: Energy Market Integration in East Asia: Theories, Electricity Sector and Subsidies

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  • Tri Widodo
  • Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo
  • Sekar Utami Setiastuti
  • Maftuchatul Chaeriyah

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This research aims to analyze the impacts of fuel subsidy removal on Indonesian economy. Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is applied to simulate the impact. The simulation shows that removal of fuel subsidy affected income distribution of households, firms, and governments. The impact of reallocation of subsidy to four targeted sectors- i.e. Agriculture; Trade; Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Industry; and Education and Health- would be relatively smaller than that of fuel subsidy removal. Some policy implications can be withdrawn. First, for the reasons of long-term efficiency, competitive advantage and manageable economic, social and political instability, the Goverment of Indonesia (GoI) should have clear, long-term, sceduled and gradual program of fuel subsidy reduction, not the big-bang total removal of the fuel subsidy. Second, the GoI could consider the certain amount of subsidy which is adjusted with the increase of goverment fiscal capacity, and let the domestic fuel price fluctuated as the ICP fluctuated. Societies (both domestic consumers and producers) will learn rationally and adjust logicly with the fluctuation of domestic fuel price. Third, the GoI should not consider the sectoral approach to reallocate the fuel subsidy. The GoI should consider programs such as targeted fuel subsidy to correct the misallocation the fuel subsidy (subsidy is for the poor).

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  • Tri Widodo & Gumilang Aryo Sahadewo & Sekar Utami Setiastuti & Maftuchatul Chaeriyah, . "Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal on the Indonesian Economy," Chapters, in: Yanrui Wu & Xunpeng Shi & Fukunari Kimura (ed.), Energy Market Integration in East Asia: Theories, Electricity Sector and Subsidies, chapter 8, pages 173-206, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    • Handle: RePEc:era:chaptr:2011-rpr-17-08
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    1. World Bank, 2011. "Indonesia," World Bank Publications - Reports 22421, The World Bank Group.
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    1. Yanrui Wu & Xunpeng Shi & Fukunari Kimura, . "The Electricity Sector Leads Energy Market Integration in East Asia: Introduction," Chapters, in: Yanrui Wu & Xunpeng Shi & Fukunari Kimura (ed.), Energy Market Integration in East Asia: Theories, Electricity Sector and Subsidies, chapter 1, pages 1-10, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    2. Yanrui Wu & Xunpeng Shi & Fukunari Kimura & Yu Sheng & Youngho Chang & Yanfei Li & Sun Xuegong & Guo Liyan & Zeng Zheng & Daisy Shen & Qing Yang & Kongchheng Poch & Savong Tuy & Sekar Utami Setiastuti, . "Energy Market Integration in East Asia: Theories, Electricity Sector and Subsidies," Books, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), number 2011-rpr-17 edited by Yanrui Wu & Xunpeng Shi & Fukunari Kimura, January.
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