G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding

Indonesia provides significant fossil fuel support, primarily through USD 17.7 billion in price supports for consumers, representing a 56% increase over the 2014–2016 average. While reforms occurred between 2014 and 2017, recent progress is rated as poor, with total government support averaging USD 28 billion from 2017 to 2019. The document highlights a lack of regular reporting and quantification of subsidies, including various tax incentives for upstream oil and gas contractors.

• Indonesia's total government support for fossil fuels averaged USD 28 billion between 2017 and 2019. This total comprises USD 23 billion in induced transfers, USD 4.6 billion in state-owned enterprise (SOE) investment, USD 317 million in tax expenditure, and USD 8 million in direct transfers.
• The largest area of support is for fossil fuel use via price supports (induced transfers), totaling USD 17.7 billion. This figure is 56% higher than the average from 2014 to 2016, and the government has maintained retail fuel and electricity prices at the same level since 2017.
• Support for fossil fuel-based power is USD 7 billion, while support for oil and gas exploration, production, refining, and transportation is USD 3.2 billion. Support for coal exploration, production, processing, and transportation is lower, at USD 110 million.
• Indonesia's transparency regarding fossil fuel subsidies is rated as mediocre. The government does not report or quantify subsidies regularly, nor does it provide comprehensive transaction-level data on public finance. Additionally, tax incentives for upstream oil and gas contractors, such as reduced income and land and building taxes, are often not considered subsidies by the government and remain unquantified.
• In response to COVID-19, the Indonesian government committed significant funds to prevent the bankruptcy of state-owned enterprises, including USD 3.1 billion for the electricity utility PT PLN, USD 2.6 billion for the oil and gas company PT Pertamina, and USD 582 million for the airline PT Garuda Indonesia.

APA

Suharsono, A. (2020). G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-11/g20-scorecard-indonesia.pdf

Chicago

Suharsono, Anissa. G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-11/g20-scorecard-indonesia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{suharsono2020g20, author = {Suharsono, Anissa}, title = {{G20 Scorecard of Fossil Fuel Funding}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-11/g20-scorecard-indonesia.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }