Impact of long queues at gas stations
IMAGE – Long line of vehicles to buy fuel oil (BBM) at a number of gas stations due to restrictions on subsidized fuel from the government it has started to have an impact on prices at the retail level. Retailers of premium types of fuel start to raise prices. They argued, at this time retailers are not easy to get gasoline. "Buying petrol is hard". At the gas station the line is quite long,” said one gasoline retailer, Sapro, 40, from the village/district of Tegalsari.
Monitoring of Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi, a number of retailers have raised gasoline prices. If previously only Rp 7 thousand per bottle, due to the queue at the gas station, the price of gasoline is raised to Rp 8 thousand per bottle. "It's hard to find gas". So we increase Rp 8 thousand per bottle,"explained Setiawan, one of the gasoline retailers in Kandangan Village, Kecamatan Pesanggaran. However, there are some gasoline retailers in remote areas who fail to sell their gasoline. They were forced to close the stall while waiting for developments. “Buying at gas stations is also difficult," he said.
Besides in Pesanggaran, The retailer who had raised the price of gasoline was also seen at one of the Yosomulyo Village stalls, Gambiran District. The kiosk, which is located not far from the Yosomulyo gas station, actually increased the price to Rp 9 thousand per bottle. "Buying gasoline at gas stations is difficult", have to queue long,said the retailer who declined to be identified. The retailer who has raised the price of gasoline is also in Gambiran Village/Sub-district. It is just, at the kiosk retail gasoline is sold for Rp 8 thousand per liter.
"If you buy it at a gas station, it's normal", we bring it down again,"explained Riris, 37, one of the gasoline retailers in Gambiran Village. Anxiety due to the difficulty of getting fuel was also conveyed by the sound system rental owners. The shortage of fuel makes them have to think seven times. “The message is old when BBM is easy to get, why is it like this now,” cetus Hery Darbos, sound system owner from Purwoharjo. According to Harry, Currently there are many sound rentals. In addition to many residents who hold a celebration, there are also many who hold Augustan activities. “Looking for diesel is hard. If there is no solar, what diesel are you going to use?,' he said, shaking his head. (radar)
