#fiscal policy

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Tax revenues decline in first six months of 2016

The government tax revenues in the first six months of the year totaled Rp518.4 trillion or lower than Rp536.1 ...

President`s take on economic crisis could differ from KSSK: Official

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) could take a decision, which is different from the recommendation of the Financial ...

Subsidy cut not to reduce diesel oil supply

The Indonesian governments plan to cut its diesel oil subsidy will have no impact on the volume of diesel oil supplies ...

Indonesia economy predicted to grow 5.3-5.9 percent in 2017

Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro predicted the countrys economy would grow 5.3--5.7 percent in 2017 to follow the ...

Indonesia expects asset repatriation of Rp560 trillion

The Indonesian government is now submitting to the House a tax amnesty bill which, as per the countrys central bank, ...

Govt considering imposing excise duty on plastic packs

The Finance Ministry is considering imposing excise duty on plastic packs as part of its efforts to expand the number ...

R&I rates Indonesia as investment grade

Japans Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I) has again rated Indonesia as "investment grade," Bank Indonesia ...

President requests adjustment in forest industry`s development strategy

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has requested the assessment and adjustment of the industrial forest development ...

Stimulus put economy on track to recovery: Bank Indonesia

A combination of four monetary stimulus would put the countrys economy on track to recovery, a Bank Indonesia ...

Indonesia to reduce energy subsidies to 0.3 pct by 2019

The Finance Ministry plans to reduce the budget for energy subsidies in stages to 0.3 percent of the Gross Domestic ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

RI`s economic growth may outstrip target

The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) has predicted that the Indonesian economy may grow at a rate higher than 5.3 ...

Deficit widens in 2016 on more fund for infrastructure

The government has allowed the deficit to widen in the 2016 draft state budget for the sake of its ambitious ...

House Speaker urges govt to increase budget absorption

Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Setya Novanto has urged the government to increase the absorption ...

Jokowi pledges to follow up on Japanese investors' complaints

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has committed to Japanese investors in a meeting here on Tuesday to follow up on their ...