This follows his social media post defending himself against allegations of failing to keep his word on the matter.

Consumer prices in the country of 241 million people rose 27.4% in August.

The PKR deputy president says fence-sitter voters are the main focus of Pakatan Harapan.

Jokowi has called on the public to unite to weather the energy and food crises that have been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which he said would continue to affect global supplies for a while yet.

Under pressure to address a ballooning energy subsidy budget, Jokowi announced that fuel prices would be increased by about 30%, the first such increase since 2014.

Fuel prices are politically sensitive in Indonesia, and the changes will have major implications for households and small businesses, as subsidised fuel accounts for more than 80% of state-owned oil giant Pertamina's sales.

Southeast Asia's largest economy has already tripled its 2022 energy subsidy allocation from its original budget to 502 trillion rupiah amid rising global oil prices and a depreciating rupiah.

Following mediation by the Catholic Church, the government agreed to drop fuel prices by 15 cents.

US road travel has remained relatively strong, although economists expect demand may start to decline if prices remain above US$5 a barrel for a sustained period.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says in a message on Twitter that petrol prices will increase by 20%-24% while diesel prices will rise by 35%-38% with immediate effect.

Tengku Zafrul Aziz says subsidies for petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas increased from RM200 million for January 2021 to more than RM2 billion for January 2022.

Domestic routes will be charged RM10 and international routes between RM25 and RM60, depending on duration of trip.