Government plans to revoke 68 problematic bylaws<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said on Tuesday that at
\nleast 68 bylaws enacted by provincial and regency administrations
\nshould be revoked as they contradicted national laws.<\/p>\n
The figure was far smaller than that recorded by the
\nIndonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), which
\nrecently demanded that regional governments review or scrap
\nthousands of their rules deemed to have hampered business deals
\nin the regions.<\/p>\n
"We have received a report from KADIN mentioning thousands of
\ncontroversial regional regulations, but our investigation finds
\nthat 68 regulations are inconsistent with higher laws," Hari told
\na media conference in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
He said the revocations should include the regulation
\nrequiring visitors to pay taxes to the local administration.<\/p>\n
"Such a regulation is very controversial and should be
\nscrapped," Hari added, without mentioning the name of the
\ndistricts or provinces that had enacted the ruling.<\/p>\n
Echoing Hari's statement, Director General of Regional
\nAutonomy Affairs at the Ministry of Home Affairs Sudarsono said
\nmost of the controversial regulations were related to taxation
\nand other sources of regional income.<\/p>\n
Hari said that, as home affairs minister, he had the right to
\nrevoke such controversial regulations.<\/p>\n
"But I prefer to promote discussion in order to deal with this
\nissue. But if they (governors, regents or mayors) refuse to do
\nso, I will execute my authority," he warned.<\/p>\n
The issue of controversial regulations surfaced following the
\nimplementation of the regional autonomy law on Jan. 1, 2001,
\nwhich requires regional administrations to independently create
\nand manage their own sources of income.<\/p>\n
The move has caused problems for certain regions, particularly
\npoor provinces or regencies.<\/p>\n
The government is revising the laws on regional autonomy and
\nthe central-regional fiscal balance in a move to reduce the
\ncontrol of regency administrations over natural and financial
\nresources.<\/p>",
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