The Government urged restrictions on evaluation of FUEL subsidies

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Sindonews.com -Chamber of Commerce and industry (Kadin) urged the Government of Indonesia to immediately evaluate the implementation of the policy barring the use of fuel (BBM) subsidized. Especially for land transport trucks that type is valid from March 1, 2013.

Regulation of the Minister of energy Mineral resources (DEMR Candy) No. 1/2013 confirms, with the amount of freight car wheels more than four for transport activities, plantation forestry activity results and mining should use the non solar subsidies. This regulation is valid from March 1, 2013.

Vice Chairman of Kadin Indonesia Logistics, Carmelita Hartoto says, the application of the policy restrictions on subsidized FUEL to truck four wheel up will trigger a slowdown of activities over land distribution and logistics costs rise by up to 20 percent.

Because, he said, fuel subsidies are non get, especially difficult in some areas. "The infrastructure of FILLING STATIONS providing non FUEL subsidies in some areas are hard to find. As a result, many truck operators buy retail priced non subsidies. This becomes additional costs, "he said in the affidavits to Sindonews, Friday (15/3/2013).

It asked the Government postpone the implementation of restrictions on subsidized FUEL to truck four wheel upwards. While for sea transport has so far been implemented. "There are two Choices, delayed or made restrictions for all types of trucks with the risk of increasing the cost of logistics," he said.

According to Carmelita, if the Government wants to limit subsidized FUEL for all types of trucks, then it should be coupled with the removal of the motor vehicle tax compensation, removal of bea behind the name of a motor vehicle, the removal of import duties import spare part, the decline in tarif TCH and CHC, and so on.

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Government urged to give soy Affairs Bulog

Michael Augustine -Sindonews

Sindonews.com -Institute of Development for Economic and Finance (Indef) urged the Government to hand over authority to control the supply and price of soybeans at Perum State Logistics Agency (Bulog).

"Corn, soybeans, and so forth, forward (managed) Bulog," Economist Ahmad Erani demolished Indef Yustika Lustrum Ub events over the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, Monday (23/2/2013).

However, Ahmad acknowledged that for the moment it is not yet ready to run the Bulog's job as a stabilizer in the domestic soybean prices.

As is known, has long imported soybeans are not running Bulog. In addition, infrastructure such as storage sheds are nice also not owned by Bulog. Therefore, the Government must prepare a variety of things in advance. "To be prepared its infrastructure again," he added.

On that occasion, Brawijaya University alumni also argued that regulation of the Minister of trade (Permendag) to stabilize the price of soybeans is being prepared by the Mendag Gita Wirjawan will only be effective in the short term. For the long term, the Government should prepare national soybean resistance to maintain Bulog.

"In the short term is expected (Permendag) can (keep the stability of the soybean price) but in the long run the baseball can be like that," pungkasnya.

As reported earlier, in order to improve food security, Minister of trade soy Gita Wirjawan promised will soon publish a regulation of the Minister of trade (Permendag) to stabilize the price of soybeans.

Director-General of domestic trade, Srie Agustina exposes, rules that will soon be issued include the stabilization of prices, the benchmark Market pricing mechanism (HPP) soybeans, and the formation of prices stabilization team.

Reserved soy imports, foreign trade Director Bachrul Chairi stated, it will not be a respecter of Perum Bulog's import quota in the Division. Each company will get the allocation of import quotas in accordance with its capabilities, along with Bulog.

"Just the same (there is no privilege to Bulog), (granted quota) compliance capability," Bachrul emphatically not long ago.

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