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    "data": {
        "id": 5280,
        "msgid": "governmental-regulation-on-sezs-to-be-issued-soon-1173323956",
        "date": "2007-03-08 10:19:16",
        "title": "Governmental Regulation on SEZs to Be Issued Soon",
        "author": "Wednesday, 07 March, 2007 | 16:43 WIB",
        "source": "TEMPO",
        "tags": "business",
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Muhammad Lutfi, Head of the Coordinating Body for Capital Investment, has said that the government will soon issue a governmental regulation substituting the law that arranges special economic zones (SEZs). This will provide explanations on VAT that investors have complained about. \u201cBy the end of the month, it will have be on the President's desk,\u201d Lufti said yesterday (03\/06).",
        "content": "<p>TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Muhammad Lutfi, Head of the Coordinating Body for Capital Investment, has said that the government will soon issue a governmental regulation substituting the law that arranges special economic zones (SEZs).<\/p>\n<p>This will provide explanations on VAT that investors have complained about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the end of the month, it will have be on the President's desk,\u201d Lufti said yesterday (03\/06).<\/p>\n<p>He said that it was really urgent to issue this regulation since there were not yet any SEZ regulations.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lutfi, investors have been arguing about the lack of regulation for SEZs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestors have stated that VAT should not be assessed on SEZs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lutfi explained that an inter-agency coordinating meeting has decided to support SEZs through the opening of Batu Ampar Harbo, improving the lay-out that may expand industry on Batam and Bintan, and also accelerating the issuance of such regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Budi Saiful Haris<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/governmental-regulation-on-sezs-to-be-issued-soon-1173323956",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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