Event Reports

On 13 May 2019, few representatives of the EuroCham Automotive Working Group met with Mr Robert Marbun, Expert Staff of the Minister of Finance to discuss investment and taxation issues in the automotive sector. During the meeting Mr. Robert was accompanied by Mr Rofyanto Kurniawan, Director of Center for Revenue Policy, as well as few representatives from the Directorate General of Tax and the Fiscal Policy Agency.

From EuroCham side, the group was represented by its Head of Working Group Mr Daniel Purba from Mercedes-Benz and accompanied by member company from Volvo Bus Indonesia, Mr Himawan Kunto. Relevant to this meeting were topics and proposals for the development of the automotive industry such as scheme for CO2 emission-based taxation, Electric or Electrified Vehicles, CKD and IKD schemes, and other tax incentives for development of vocational training by the industry. As a conclusion, both parties agreed to have a more intensive discussion and collaborative effort to address various issues related to taxation and investment, including discussion with other priority sectors.

On 10 May 2019, the EuroCham Transport and Logistics Working Group held its regular meeting. Topics discussed were plan to follow up group activities following the publication of the Transport & Logistics Position Papers 2019. The papers already summarized key issues experienced by member companies from the transport and logistics sector, also offers some recommendations for further improvements of various operational aspects such as taxation in the sector, customs procedures, as well as transportation procedures. This meeting also shared latest interaction with the Ministry of Finance, where EuroCham was appointed as an Advisor to the Government’s Tax Reform Team 2019. More importantly, the group elected in acclamation a new Head of Working Group Mr. Jakob Friis Sorensen (President Director of Kuehne Nagel).