Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla or familiarly called JK criticize subsidy fuel oil (BBM) which is increasing every year. For the year 2013, fuel subsidies budgeted nearly Rp 200 trillion.

 Jusuf Kalla

Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla or familiarly called JK criticize subsidy fuel oil (BBM) which is increasing every year. For the year 2013, fuel subsidies budgeted nearly Rp 200 trillion.

According to JK, the fuel subsidy was supposed to be used for infrastructure improvements, one in Jakarta and surrounding cities in anticipation of flooding. However, the Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross, even more fuel subsidy enjoyed by the upper middle class.

"It's a choice. Want to solve infrastructure bottlenecks or subsidies used? Here are a lot of money but the money used to cheap gasoline to people who have a vehicle. Loss, run it (the budget). Alternatively used to fix roads, irrigation, schools that you can walk palatable to the house, no flood, "says JK.

"The increase in (oil prices) was only due to choice. Goal is not to raise fuel prices. Due to infrastructure repair option you choose, the consequences of people who drive have to pay a little more expensive. Was not the intention to make a difficult person, it's easy to make those goals," added JK .

So, it's time fuel prices increased subsidy?, "Since two years time," said Golkar Party politician.