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Archipelago 2 months ago

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Batam tax status entices cigarette smuggling into Indonesian customs area

Cigarettes produced in the Batam, Bintan and Karimun Free Trade Zone (FTZ) are not required to have a tobacco products excise (CHT) if consumed inside the FTZ, leading to much cheaper cigarette prices when compared to those produced inside the Indonesian customs area.

Regulations 7 months ago

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Illegal tobacco excise plan casts haze over market fairness, policy certainty

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa estimated that formalizing illegal cigarette production could generate additional trillions of rupiah (more than US$59 million) for the state coffers.

Economy 11 months ago

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Choosing a better path for tobacco excise

The country needs to shift from its complex, nine-tier excise system to a simplified, uniform excise rate, complemented by a funding mechanism and training program that protects livelihoods.

Regulations 11 months ago

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Finance Minister cracks down on illegal cigarettes

Minister Purbaya said he had also summoned e-commerce platforms, including Tokopedia and Blibli, urging them to prevent the sale of illegal cigarettes on their marketplaces.

Regulations 1 year ago

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Employers warn against hike in tobacco excise to meet state revenue goal

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has warned against a potential hike in the tobacco excise as the government looks to beef up state revenue next year without increasing taxes.

Regulations 1 year ago

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Govt to proceed with plan to set up revenue body, Hashim signals

Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Prabowo’s top adviser and biological brother, said on Sunday that the Third Deputy Finance Minister Anggito Abimanyu is set to take helm of the planned body once it is established.

Society 2 years ago

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Government delays long-awaited sugary drink excise, again

The government has once again delayed the implementation of the long-awaited excise tax on sweetened beverages despite growing demands to curb rising obesity and diabetes in the country.

Regulations 2 years ago

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Businesses fret over planned excise on fats and salt in processed foods

This provision will apply to all businesses, including food served in catering services, hotels, restaurants, canteens, street food stalls and vendors as well as importers.

Regulations 2 years ago

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Govt considers excise on concert tickets

A senior Finance Ministry official said “Indonesian people are actually quite rich” given that concert tickets were frequently sold out in the country and claimed that many people even went overseas to attend international concerts.

Editorial 3 years ago

Smoking pandemic

The economic burden of smoking in the country reached Rp 531.8 trillion (US$35.6 billion) in 2017, or about 3.6 times greater than the tobacco excise revenue of that year.

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PREMIUM Batam tax status entices cigarette smuggling into Indonesian customs area

PREMIUM Illegal tobacco excise plan casts haze over market fairness, policy certainty

PREMIUM Choosing a better path for tobacco excise

PREMIUM Finance Minister cracks down on illegal cigarettes

PREMIUM Employers warn against hike in tobacco excise to meet state revenue goal

PREMIUM Govt to proceed with plan to set up revenue body, Hashim signals

PREMIUM Government delays long-awaited sugary drink excise, again

PREMIUM Businesses fret over planned excise on fats and salt in processed foods

PREMIUM Govt considers excise on concert tickets