the only "confusion" over this issue is with the YLKI, who tried to make an issue without fully understanding what they were talking about. then you get amateurs taking up the story in the Jakarta Globe. yes, PPn has been removed. but alas, been replaced with the provincial tax. end of story.

Interesting... Because this is still on the site. Eating out just got cheaper. The 10 percent value-added tax on food and beverages has been abolished by the government and should not be paid, consumer protection groups said on Tuesday. The industry, however, thinks differently.

Poor infrastructure is eroding Indonesia’s competitiveness in exporting fresh produce and needs to be addressed before the Asean Economic Community single market becomes a reality in 2015, horticultural leaders said on Tuesday. Slow transport links, substandard storage facilities and poor packaging were among problems that would put Indonesia at a major disadvantage, they said.

the Globule finally admits they were wrong, and that the restaurant VAT story was a non-story ... Consumers Break Even in Confusion Over Vallue Added Tax Call it the mystery of the value-added tax. Or the case of the tax break that wasn’t. But whatever you call it, know that if you are waiting for local restaurants and pubs to stop tacking a 10 percent value-added tax onto your bill, it is not going to happen.