President Joko Widodo appointed Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto to oversee the enforcement of multi-level public activity restrictions or PPKM outside Java and Bali following the surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. Amid the challenging job of managing the pandemic, Golkar Party’s Chair still manages to go on political canvassing trips to several regions.

An article containing plans for the second phase of tax amnesty is included in the draft for the General Provisions of Taxation Procedures Law. It was not formulated during the initial discussions.

Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)

Political party leaders are beginning to maneuver for the upcoming presidential election. Some are eyeing for candidates outside of the party.

Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority relax the provisions for motor vehicle ownership loans. Players in the financial industry are not bold as to boast their performance will immediately spur.

The government issued permits to import raw sugar for the refined sugar industry in order to cover demand. This policy, however, is deemed insufficient to solve supply shortage for high-quality raw material suffered by a number of food and beverage companies.