Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral\nResources (ESDM) has confirmed that changes to the increase in royalty\nrates and the application of export duties (BK) in the mining sector\nhave been decided to be postponed. This comes particularly after Energy\nand Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia met with Finance\nMinister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa at the Ministry of ESDM.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson for the Ministry of ESDM, Dwi Anggia, stated that the\nagreement between the two ministers was made to listen to the\naspirations of business actors and to conduct further studies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, this will ultimately be positive for everyone. It will be good\nfor state revenues and also good for the business climate,\u201d said Anggia\nwhen met at the Ministry of ESDM on Wednesday (13\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Anggia said that with this decision, the target\nimplementation of the royalty policy, which was previously planned for\nJune, is certain not to proceed as scheduled.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if in the media there is anything contrasting these statements,\nit\u2019s not true. It has been clarified by Mr Purbaya yesterday. After\nthat, he communicated and we had a meeting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Previously, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia\nassured that the proposal to increase royalty rates for mineral\ncommodities, including gold, copper, nickel, and tin, is still at the\npublic testing stage. Thus, it has not yet become a final government\ndecision.<\/p>\n
Bahlil acknowledged that in recent days, his side had indeed\nconducted exercises and socialisation regarding the planned royalty rate\nchanges. This was done to gather input from business actors before\nofficial regulations are issued.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I want to say that a few days ago, the team conducted exercises.\nThe mandate of the law is that every regulation we make begins with\nexercises and socialisation to obtain feedback from actors,\u201d he said\nwhen met at the Ministry of ESDM office on Monday (11\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n
Bahlil then revealed that the government has received various\nresponses from entrepreneurs and the public regarding the plan.\nTherefore, Bahlil will re-evaluate the policy formulation so as not to\nburden business actors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen there are responses that may not be quite right or do not need\nto be weighed with a new formulation, yes, as the ESDM Minister, I will\nconduct that evaluation. And that is not yet a decision. Once again, I\nsay that what was socialised is not a decision,\u201d said Bahlil.<\/p>\n
He also assured that the government will postpone further discussions\nto find a formulation deemed more appropriate for all parties. This also\nanswers whether this regulation will be implemented in June.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/royalty-and-export-duty-changes-postponed-esdm-to-maintain-business-climate-1778669823", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }