"The PNBP only contributes 21 percent to the total state revenues and grant. This indicates that the target is not yet optimal and still needs to be increased," Kemal Azis Stamboel, the House Commission XI on financial affairs, said here on Wednesday.
The PNBP consists of revenues from natural resources(SDA) receipts, public services (BLU), state-owned firms` profit and other non-tax income.
He said that the government must be serious in increasing the state revenues from non oil/non gas and mining SDA through increasing negotiations over oil/gas and mining contracts.
Kemal said that based on plans there have been 118 national mining work contracts, of which 76 were on coal mining and 42 on mineral industry.
Apart from that there were also 8,000 mining business licenses (IUP) or mining concessions (KP) that had to be reviewed.
Besides that the government also needed to audit the performance of the Oil Regulating Body (BP Migas) and oil and gas contractors. It should also carry out real-time monitoring of the national oil lifting in an effort to increase SDA revenues.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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