Autonomy worries entrepreneurs

Autonomy worries entrepreneurs

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta-based entrepreneurs threaten that they
will relocate their businesses if any of the city
administration's policies associated with implementation of
regional autonomy are not conducive and cause increased costs to
their businesses.

"If all the city regulations are not conducive for the
entrepreneurs to run their businesses, they may relocate their
businesses to other regions which offer competitive benefits such
as lower regional minimum wage (UMR) for workers, easier
documents processing and lower levies and taxes," Chairman of the
Indonesian Textile Association (API) Lili Asudiredja said as
quoted by Antara on Sunday.

He said that local regulations should go along with the ones
issued by the central government, so that the entrepreneurs can
sustain their business.

He also asked the administration not to issue any regulations
that would increase production costs.

"We therefore ask the local authority not to issue regulations
which will overlap with those of the central government's or of
other provinces's, because such overlapping regulations will only
complicate business," he said.

He cited fees charged for migrant workers at both the
provincial and the mayoralty or regency level as example. (04)