Nearing Christmas and New Year, 3 kg Gas Scarce in Batam, Prices Soared to Rp 25 Thousand

TRIBUNBATAM.id, BATAM - Nearing Christmas and New Year, 3 kg gas is scarce in Batam.

The scarcity of 3 kg gas occurs in almost all areas of Batam.

Supply is reduced, retailers increase the selling price from Rp18,000 to Rp22,000, even up to Rp25,000 per tube.

As a result, many cooking activities are threatened, the family's food needs become neglected.

Information compiled by Tribunbatam, several housewives in Bengkong and Batu Aji also Sagulung and Sekupang had to go home with empty handed.  

Not only retail gas sellers, even gas stations are empty.

Even social media groups of facebok "Wajah Batam" many claimed that it was difficult to get the LPG gas.

Meanwhile, previously, Pertamina through Pertamina Kepri Sales Branch Manager, William admitted, his party had made a sudden inspection a few days ago.

The inspection was carried out in two districts namely Sagulung and Batuaji by checking one by one a number of 3 kg LPG bases in the Sagulung and Batuaji areas that the results of the inspection were not found the scarcity. 

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William said, from the inspection results, apparently there are still many people who buy gas exceeding the limits of individual provisions, namely a maximum of only 2 cylinders. Those who bought more than two cylinders told the base owner that the gas was used for households, not for resale to make a profit. 

That there are still many bases which are not selective in sorting out which are actually citizens of buyers who are really for household needs and which are resold (retailers) with the intention of taking a lot of profit. (Beres Lumbantobing) 

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