Indonesia plans fuel price hike to control ballooning subsidies, reports its media


JAKARTA, Aug 15 (Reuters): Indonesia plans to hike fuel prices to control ballooning energy subsidies, media reported on Monday, citing comments from the country's energy minister.

The price hike will be complemented with rules on subsidised fuel sales that will be issued this month, Energy Minister Arifin Tasrif was quoted as saying by several local media, including news website Bisnis.com.

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