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No tax for 50 years: Govt mulls over incentives for financial center

Very generous tax rules are among the incentives the government is considering to lure global investors to take part in developing the country's inaugural financial hub.

21 minutes ago
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Prabowo’s plan to channel PNM loans through cooperatives raises eyebrows

Experts warn that without the intensive mentoring long associated with microfinance, an area in which the Red and White Cooperatives still lag, the loans risk turning into bad debt. ...

18 hours ago
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Coretax to be central tax administration system from July: Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry has announced that the capacity of the Coretax platform will be expanded gradually this month to handle all tax-related matters, in an aim to enable better oversight, data accuracy and administrative effectiveness, as well as to increase taxpayer confidence. ...

1 day ago

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI for abandoning original mission for profit

Musk's lawsuit alleges a breach of contract, saying Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman originally approached him to make an open source, non-profit company, but the startup established in 2015 is now focused on making money.

2 years ago
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WTO e-commerce tariff moratorium wins temporary reprieve

India, which had sought concessions on agriculture, had blocked the extension but reversed course after a request from host United Arab Emirates, leaving the two-year extension as the only significant outcome from the meeting.

2 years ago
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Jokowi opens factory to reduce reliance on imported fertilizer material

The Rp 1.2 trillion (US$76.3 million) plant owned by PT Kaltim Amonium Nitrat (KAN) can produce 75,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate a year.

2 years ago
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Indonesia aims to become OECD member in 2 to 3 years, senior minister says

The Southeast Asia’s largest economy hopes to attract more investment and trade deals by becoming OECD member.

2 years ago
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As OECD talks begin, Indonesia faces uphill task in joining elite club

Indonesia would have to undergo a comprehensive review by 23 OECD committees and would need the unanimous consent of all 38 member-states before it is allowed into the hallowed club. 

2 years ago
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Subsidies, social aid to stretch budget deficit close to limit

Government projections point to a sharp increase in the gap between state expenditure and revenue this year amid massive spending on social aid and subsidies.

2 years ago
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Pacific Islands nations should consider debt-for-nature deals, IMF says

Debt-for-nature deals, where government borrowers swap loans for cheaper debt underpinned by credit guarantees from multilateral lenders and commit some of the savings to environmental conservation, are rare but growing.

2 years ago
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2025 fiscal draft paves way for transition to Prabowo

A cabinet meeting on Monday reportedly included discussions on the aspirational programs of Prabowo Subianto, indicating the outgoing administration's accommodative approach to President Jokowi's likely successor.

2 years ago
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Ministry to require sugar content labels on beverages

Indonesia is expected to implement sweetened drink tax this year.

2 years ago
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Govt officials to use public transit instead of service cars in new capital: IKN Authority

However, this excludes ministers and the president, who would still maintain use of state-provided service vehicles.

2 years ago
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Climate group criticizes new green guidebook as setback

The new taxonomy includes the construction of some coal-fired power plants in the Transition category.

2 years ago
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Publishers’ rights rule still applies to Meta, ministry says

Meta says it understands that it will not be required to pay for news content voluntarily posted by news publishers.

2 years ago
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Govt halves target for moving civil servants to Nusantara this year

The government has slashed its target for relocating high-ranking civil servants this year by nearly half to 6,000, from an initial figure of 11,916.

2 years ago
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Govt prepares to implement incentives for carbon capture projects

The government is preparing implementing regulations that will enable incentives for carbon capture storage (CCS) projects in the country, following the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 14/2024.

2 years ago
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Finance minister rolls out VAT discount for electric vehicles

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has issued a regulation providing more value-added tax (VAT) discounts for purchasers of electric cars and buses in 2024.

2 years ago
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TikTok violates in-app transactions ban, says minister

TikTok had been forced to close its relatively new e-commerce service, TikTok Shop, in Indonesia after the country banned online shopping on social media platforms last year, citing the need to protect smaller merchants and users' data.

2 years ago
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Experts warn of waste from Prabowo’s school lunch program

Indonesia ranks high for per-capita food waste.

2 years ago
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Jokowi signs regulation requiring Google, Meta to pay for news

The rule brings Indonesia in line with Australia and Canada, which have enacted similar publishers’ rights policies.

2 years ago
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Prabowo team says poor regions will get free meals first

The campaign team for Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka has toned down public expectations about one of its key election promises, explaining that the free lunch and milk will initially be handed out only to children in disadvantaged rural regions.

2 years ago
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China central bank cuts benchmark lending rate to boost economy

China's central bank on Tuesday cut a key benchmark lending rate used to price mortgages, as Beijing seeks to boost its flagging growth.

2 years ago
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Singapore to impose green fuel levy on flights from 2026

The plans announced at an industry summit on the eve of the Singapore Airshow aim for all departing flights to use 1 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2026, rising to 3-5 percent by 2030, subject to global developments and the wider availability and adoption of SAF.

2 years ago
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Businesses fear import restrictions to disrupt raw material shipments

Apindo says Indonesia is still not entirely capable of sourcing all of its inputs domestically, thereby imports of some raw materials are still necessary.  

2 years ago
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Singapore to require departing flights to use sustainable fuel from 2026

Under the plan, announced by Chee Hong Tat at the Changi Aviation Summit on the eve of the Singapore Airshow, the country aims for a 1 percent SAF target from 2026 and plans to raise it to 3-5 percent by 2030, subject to global developments and the wider availability and adoption of SAF.

2 years ago
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Singapore looks to transport carbon dioxide to RI

Singapore has become the first country to embark on a cross-border collaboration on carbon capture and storage (CCS) with Indonesia.

2 years ago
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Prabowo has made no decision on fuel subsidies, says aide

Prabowo has been advised to review costly fuel subsidies, which reached Rp 500 trillion ($32 billion) last year, to ensure only the poor would benefit, but it was unclear if the defence minister would take the suggestion, the vice-chair of his campaign team Eddy Soeparno told Reuters.

2 years ago
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Sri Mulyani explains Rp 50 trillion of budget adjustment before Feb. 14 election

The finance minister said there was nothing irregular about automatic adjustments in the state budget, saying that the government had used the fiscal mechanism since 2022 to cover urgent and unexpected spending.

2 years ago
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Government resumes rice aid delivery one day after election

National Food Agency (Bapanas) head Arief Prasetyo Adi said the distribution of rice aid resumed on Thursday, one day after the election.

2 years ago
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What's at stake at the WTO's next meeting in Abu Dhabi?

Ministers from across the globe are convening for a World Trade Organization meeting in Abu Dhabi between Feb. 26 and 29 to try to broker deals, including on reforming its hobbled dispute system and cutting fishing subsidies.

2 years ago
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Bali’s tourist tax comes into force

The province began imposing a 150,000-rupiah tax on arriving tourists Wednesday to preserve the culture of the island, officials said.

2 years ago
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Lobster larvae exports could derail govt plans for fishery industries, experts warn

Lifting the ban would contradict the government’s “blue economy” agenda and Indonesia could face difficulties with its downstream push in the fisheries sector.

2 years ago
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