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Archive: 29 July 2008

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Govt. to cut income tax, dividend tax rates next year

Originally Posted By: KuKuKaChuas a general policy, better not to believe anything in indonesia until you see it.and even then, remain skeptical. Things will be better once they ratify that bill concerning stopping all of the corruption...........

Govt. to cut income tax, dividend tax rates next year

"The new rates, effective next year, are pending approval by a plenary session of the nation's parliament."Maybe I peaked to soon thinking it was a done deal ... anybody have any information on when this is scheduled?

State-owned pawnshop set to chalk up $70M in net profit

State-owned pawnshop Perum Pegadaian said it is optimistic to chalk up around Rp650 billion ($70 million) in net profit this year, Asia Pulse reported.Pawnshop service is more popular and higher in demand at present under difficult economic condition, its president Chandra Purnama said, without...

Papua: 1.63M hectares for food crops & biofuel

The government said it has set aside 1.63 million hectares of land in southern Papua for food crops and plants to produce feedstock for biofuel industry, Asia Pulse reported.The government will give priority to local investors to develop the plantations and invite foreign investors to invest in the...

Govt. to cut income tax, dividend tax rates next year

The government plans to cut the maximum taxation rates for personal and corporate income and reduce charges on dividend revenue, the chief tax official said, quoted by Dow Jones.The government and a parliamentary commission last week approved a cut in the maximum tax rate on personal income to 30%...

Dutch investment in Batam now over $15M

The investment of 13 Dutch companies in the province of Batam has reached $15.171 million, Asia Pulse reported.Their investment is in electronic components, information technology and telecommunications, heavy equipment maintenance, ship instruments and equipment, and the metal industry, Batam...

Indonesia Reforms its Tax Structure

[size:14pt]Indonesia Reforms its Tax StructureJakarta hopes to gain revenue and investment by cutting tax brackets, increasing collectionsIf all goes well, at the first of 2009 Indonesia will engineer a radical redesign of its tax structure, instituting election-year tax sweeteners, slashing income...

HSBC targets SMEs for credit products

JAKARTA: HSBC Indonesia has launched an import credit facility for mostly small and medium enterprises.Senior vice president for trade and supply chain Vincent C. Sugianto said Express DC was available with a cash collateral of between 25 percent to 35 percent, and a maximum credit line of...