Amputation—Again?
The Customs and Excise service may lose its inspection function, despite objections by Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo.
March 27, 2001
THEre are RUMORs currently flying around that Indonesia's Customs and Excise service is to be dismantled almost immediately. The hullabaloo began when Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli decided to set up a small team to deal with smuggling. The government is fed up with reports that smuggling is flourishing. "As well as fuel and wood being smuggled out of the country, now electronic goods are entering Indonesia illegally," said Ramli
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