Purbaya Says Debottlenecking Business Obstacles Will Accelerate Investments Up to US$30 Billion

Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the complaints channel for business obstacles (debottlenecking) by the Task Force for Accelerating Strategic Government Programmes (Satgas P2SP) has the potential to accelerate investments exceeding US$30 billion.

Speaking after the “International Seminar on Debottlenecking Channel”, Purbaya explained that this value stems from resolving issues in several investment projects caused by business processes and permitting procedures.

“(Debottlenecking)… more than 30 billion US dollars. We hope more will be resolved,” Purbaya said at the Ministry of Finance office in Jakarta on Tuesday, 12 May 2026.

Additionally, the government is examining a project near Sumatra valued at around US$40 billion that has been stalled for years. He affirmed that the task force will accelerate the resolution of this project once the complaint is submitted and discussed.

“There will be another project near Sumatra, possibly up to 40 billion US dollars, which has not progressed for years. We will handle it quickly once it enters (the complaints channel) here,” he said.

Purbaya hopes that the existence of the Satgas debottlenecking can change the perception of global investors towards Indonesia’s investment climate. This is because the task force was established to untangle investment and business process obstacles, particularly those held up due to permitting, regulatory, or inter-agency coordination issues.

The Satgas P2SP holds regular sessions to resolve business obstacle complaints reported by business actors. The government will facilitate one to four business obstacle cases per week.

Purbaya assured that the task force operates with an effective and efficient mechanism to ensure smooth problem resolution. Sessions are also held openly to enhance process transparency and ensure no parties renege on agreed commitments.

“There are some who say they want to complain but not broadcast it. We will see what the case is like; if it doesn’t need to be broadcast live, that’s fine. So, we will adjust our activities according to the requests,” Purbaya said.

“But, in my opinion, it’s better to broadcast live, because of the transparency there. So that the public and business world know that we are seriously solving problems,” he added.