Jakarta, Aktual.com — Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) found potential losses to the state through policy changes to Regulation No. 8 of 2006 on Interconnection Cost by the Ministry of Information.
In addition, the policy would become effective on 1 September 2016, it seem strange, because the regulations indicated unprocedural overstepping my level of regulation canceled by Circular No. 1153 / M.Kominfo / PI.0204 / 08/2016.
“The process of change in this policy is very hasty and non-transparent. There is no public participation in the form of public testing. In fact, in the process, discovered letters from operators of BUMN who tend to intervene Kemeninfo for immediate of this policy. In contrast, the BUMN completely not involved in this process, “said Manager of Advocacy and Investigation FITRA, Apung Widadi at the National Secretariat FITRA Mampang, Jakarta. Thursday (1/9).
Then the letter also indicated violated Government Regulation No. 52 of 2000 on Telecommunications, especifically regarding the determination of interconnection rate should be based on Articles 22 and 23.
“In addition to the process that seemed rushed, ignored the principle of propriety signatories, to the current conditions in the absence of the Chairman of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI), a PLT DIRJEN should not sign it,” said Apung.
As for the potential loss of state calculated FITRA as follows:
1. Taxes (PPh,PPN, PNBP) of Rp. 2.3 Trillion.
2. Dividends that are not paid to the State amounting to Rp. 51.6 Trillion.
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2) Potential Losses state’s economies
The potential loss of the State’s economy come from two things:
1. Special for State telecommunication company will decrease its net profit amounted to RP. 79 Trillion.
2. The development of infrastructure of telecommunications in particular areas will be hampered due to a decrease in investment of Rp. 19.5 Trillion.
(Musdianto)
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