17 firms to be seized

17 firms to be seized

TANGERANG (JP): Seventeen companies in Tangerang might be
seized by the government for failing to pay billions of rupiah in
fees to the state social security program, an official said on
Monday.

The 17 companies are among 240 companies yet to submit
payments to the PT Jamsostek Tangerang office in the past three
months, said head of the office Suyono.

"We have sent warning letters to these companies. If after the
third notification the companies still refuse to pay without a
good reason, we will be forced to take firm measures," he said.

The names of the 17 companies have been registered at the
Receivership Office (KP3N) in Bogor to be further processed, he
said.

Suyono said there were actually 1,200 companies that had
failed to pay the Jamsostek fee out of the existing 1,382
companies in Tangerang.

"But only those who have a minimum debt of Rp 2 million are
being reported to the KP3N office," he said.

He further urged the companies to meet their obligations.

"This is for the sake of the workers and the companies, too,"
he said. (41/edt)