• Tobacco Industry Indonesia Concerned about Looming Tax Hike

    In order to generate more tax revenue in 2016 the Indonesian government plans to raise tobacco taxes by 23 percent (as mentioned in the draft of the 2016 State Budget). This plan resulted in concern among Indonesia’s cigarette producers as the country’s purchasing power has already been curtailed amid the nation’s economic slowdown and high inflation. Contrary to the global trend, the Asian region recorded solid tobacco sales growth in recent years but now these countries seem to join in on anti-tobacco measures such as higher excise taxes and large pictorial warnings on packages.

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  • Indonesia's Budget Deficit Estimated to Reach 2.2% of GDP in 2015

    Indonesia's budget deficit could rise to 2.2 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015 (from a projected 1.9 percent of GDP) as the government's tax revenue may fall short of its target. Based on the revised 2015 State Budget, the government targets to collect IDR 1,489 trillion (approx. USD $110 billion) worth of tax money this year. However, as of August 2015 tax revenue collection stood at 45.8 percent of the 2015 target (or approx. IDR 593 trillion).

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  • Newsletter Indonesia Investments Edisi 13 September 2015 Diterbitkan

    Pada 13 September 2015, Indonesia Investments menerbitkan edisi terbaru dari newsletternya. Newsletter gratis ini, yang dikirimkan kepada para pelanggan kami sekali seminggu, berisi berita-berita paling penting dari Indonesia yang telah dilaporkan di website kami dalam tujuh hari terakhir. Kebanyakan topik berkaitan dengan isu-isu ekonomi seperti paket kebijakan ekonomi pemerintah, stabilitas keuangan negara ini, pertumbuhan produk domestik bruto (PDB), pertambangan batubara, minyak sawit mentah, dan banyak lagi.

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  • Hasil Produksi Kopi Indonesia Terpengaruh El Nino, Para Pedagang Berpindah ke Robusta Vietnam

    Kebanyakan pedagang memprediksi bahwa produksi kopi Indonesia akan mendapat dampak negatif dari fenomena cuaca El Nino. Karena kekuatiran tentang hasil produksi robusta Indonesia musim 2016/2017, para pemanggang kopi dari Eropa dilaporkan bersiap-siap untuk meningkatkan impor dari Vietnam (penghasil biji robusta terbesar dunia), atau biji arabika berkualitas rendah dari Brazil (penghasil biji arabika terbesar di dunia).

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