According to Boediono, the amount of fuel hoarded is not small, and a certain amount of fuel often `disappeared` during delivery to fuel oil stations or during a trip to the sea.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Boediono has said the government will act against those hoarding fuel, as it has done in other regions.
"The government will surely enforce the law to safeguard the use of fuel oils based upon their initial purposes," the vice president said here on Tuesday.
The vice president admitted that in the run-up to the planned fuel oil price hikes certain parties had hoarded fuel oils to illegally benefit from the planned price increase.
According to Boediono, the amount of fuel hoarded is not small, and a certain amount of fuel often `disappeared` during delivery to fuel oil stations or during a trip to the sea.
"There are many illegal ways to earn personal benefits and I agree if the actors are sanctioned based upon the law," he stressed.
He pointed out that diesel oil was the most often hoarded fuel, and he urged authorities to pay special attention to diesel.
"Actually, the best way to avoid the abuse of fuels is to narrow the price difference so that embezzlement cases could be reduced," the vice president said.
Boediono has so far supported the authorities` actions to prevent fuel hoarding because of the harm it causes to the public.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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