Why are Indonesians protesting across the country?

Why are Indonesians protesting across the country?
Hello friends. Indonesia is falling into a wave of protests across the country, after the Indonesian Government decided to increase the price of fuel, which has been waiting for prices for a long time. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on September 3 that he had no choice but to raise the price of fuel, in order to curb the increase in the budget for excessive energy subsidies. about 30 %.
And oil prices are up about 32 percent, compared with a year ago. The price of subsidized gasoline jumped immediately, from 7650 rupiah to 10,000 rupiah ($0.67 a liter), data from the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said. While the price of Diesel oil increased from 5150 rupiah to 6800 rupiah per liter.
Even up to September 12, Indonesia's petroleum data on Global PetrolPrices.com, has reached 15,486 rupiah ($1,042 a liter of 95 gasoline). And 18,310 rupiah ($1,232 a liter of oil). Fuel prices are a politically sensitive issue in Indonesia. The last fuel price hike was in 2014, a few months after Joko Widodo took office, in an attempt to ease financial pressures.
This sparked protests across the country. And this time, protests broke out immediately, all over Indonesia. Including major cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Makassar, Kendari, Aceh and Yogyakarta. Reuters reported: On September 6, thousands of Indonesians gathered to protest, and chanted slogans against the government's decision to raise prices.
And calls for an increase in the minimum wage. There have even been cases: protesters burned tires and blocked some roads, to protest against the decision to increase fuel prices. The Indonesian government has deployed thousands of police across the capital, Jakarta, to guard petrol stations, fearing that they could become targets of angry mobs.
According to the Trade Union, workers and the urban poor are the most vulnerable when the Government increases fuel prices. The decision to raise gasoline prices by more than a third comes amid soaring inflation, reaching a seven-year record. Up to 4.69% in August. At the same time, the Indonesian economy is still changing.
Due to the impact of the pandemic, life in Indonesia is becoming more and more stressful. Increasing fuel prices will also push inflation higher. And Indonesia's GDP growth will be lower than expected. Therefore, the Indonesian government is almost forced to increase fuel prices, because the subsidy budget has tripled this year, compared to the original budget.