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Indonesia wants to keep subsidised petrol away from the richest. Good call?

Indonesia is holding subsidised fuel prices flat through the end of 2026. Ministers said on 11 August that they are now working out how to stop the wealthiest households buying subsidised petrol at all, phased in over the coming months. Motorbikes would not be included. Tell us what you make of it.

38%Good idea, cheap fuel should go to people who need itQuestion 1
35%Limit who is allowed to buy the subsidised fuelQuestion 2

Question by question

Question 1Pick one
What is your read on the plan to stop the wealthiest households buying subsidised petrol?
Good idea, cheap fuel should go to people who need it38%245
Depends entirely on how they decide who counts as wealthy33%213
Bad idea, it will be gamed or the wrong people will be cut off20%127
Not sure8%53
Other (tell us)1%4
In their own words

Respondents largely support removing petrol subsidies rather than restricting them only to wealthy households, arguing subsidies should not apply to anyone. There is also a call for uniform pricing so that everyone pays the same amount, alongside some critical sentiment about class-based policy distinctions in general.

A themes summary of 4 written-in answers. Individual answers are kept private.
Question 2Pick multiple
When fuel gets expensive, what should a government do? Pick up to two.
Voters chose more than one answer, so these shares add up to more than 100%.
Limit who is allowed to buy the subsidised fuel35%225
Freeze the pump price and absorb the cost30%195
Give cash straight to lower income households28%178
Spend on public transport instead20%130
Let the price move and explain why19%121
Other (tell us)1%9
In their own words

When fuel prices rise, respondents most commonly favor reducing taxes on fuel and improving public transportation options, such as getting trains running to ease pressure on transport systems. A few felt pricing decisions should simply prioritize the well-being of citizens and the country overall, while some expressed no strong preference either way.

A themes summary of 9 written-in answers. Individual answers are kept private.
Who answered, and how we count itSampling, free-text handling and full methodology642
Verified humans
642

Every ballot is one World ID holder. No bots, no repeat voting, no weighting applied.

Margin at 95%
±3.9 pts

Sampling error for this many ballots. The crowd is self-selected, so this is not a representative panel.

Written-in answers
13

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