Will These Promises Mean Anything?
The job of inspecting goods for export is now back in the hands of Customs & Excise, thus potentially saving the nation some Rp260 billion a year.
August 7, 2001
THE trust that was lost has at long last been regained. After 15 years of not being trusted to handle the inspection of goods to be exported, the Directorate General of Customs & Excise has eventually got its job back. This is based on a letter dated July 27 and signed by Widjanarko, Secretary General at the Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Minister of Finance. The letter states that the Ministry of Finance will no longer require the service...