Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission VII on energy affairs will decide next week its attitude regarding the government`s plan to limit subsidized fuel oil consumption beginning on April 1, 2012.

Commission VII Chairman Teuku Riefky Harsya after a working meeting on the limitation of subsidized fuel oil consumption with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik here on Monday said that his commission would listen to the readiness of the government to carry out the plan.

"We will meet with the energy minister Thursday next week to take a decision," he said.

The meeting would not take any conclusion and the House Commission only listened to the government regarding its plan, he said.

He said a number of sides were invited to attend the meeting, including the Oil and Gas Down Stream Regulating Agency (BPH Migas), PT Pertamina, Hiswana Migas, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Gaikindo, Apindo, small scale enterprises associations, PT Petronas Niaga, PT AKR and PT Surya Parna Niaga.

He said that the government and the DPR were obligated to carry out the 2012 budget law which required the government to implement the subsidized premium gasoline limitation program as of April 1, 2012.(*)

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