The government plans to introduce a "tax refund" scheme for foreign tourists shopping in the country as early as next year under an amendment to an existing law on value-added tax and luxury tax, legislators at the House of Representatives said, The Jakarta Post reported.

Manufacturers of three new national car prototypes might need a combined investment of $100 million to launch assembly plants to mass produce three new vehicles - the Tawon, Gea and Arina, the Industry Ministry forecast, The Jakarta Post reported.

PT Nestle Indonesia said it plans to increase its investment in dairy cattle farms in Indonesia in 2010, Asia Pulse reported.The company will invest $100 million to expand its dairy cattle farms in cooperation with local farmers in East Java, company president Peter Voght said.