Having A Debt Of IDR 27 Trillion To Pupuk Indonesia, Ministry Of Agriculture: Paid In Two Weeks

Illustration of Fertilizer (Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Director of Agricultural Infrastructure and Facilities (PSP) of the Ministry of Agriculture Ali Jamil said his party was in the process of resolving debt problems worth IDR 27 trillion to PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero).

The debt is related to the procurement of subsidized fertilizers for the period 2020 to 2023. This total debt was revealed from the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

Ali said this debt occurred due to differences in the cost of goods sold (HPP) when the initial subsidy budget was proposed two years ago, compared to when BPK conducted an audit. So, said Ali, there was a price adjustment.

"We are in the process of paying it. Again, this happened because of the difference between HPP and the initial proposal for HPP audit which was previously used for two years and when running to enter the previous HPP, all prices were adjusted. So this is actually the cause," said Ali in a meeting with Commission IV of the DPR, Wednesday, August 30.

"God willing, this month 9 (September) will be clear as soon as possible. At the latest these are the last two weeks," he continued.

Commission IV Worried That Pupuk Indonesia Can't Production

Ali's statement also answered the question of the Chairman of Commission IV of the DPR, Sudin. Initially, Sudin asked the Ministry of Agriculture when the debt to PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) was paid.

"There is a subsidized fertilizer receivable in 2020-2023 which has been audited by the BPK amounting to Rp27 trillion, so far it has not been submitted to the Ministry of Finance, he said it was hampered or hampered by the Ministry of Agriculture. Meanwhile, the BPK audit has been completed. So when is this done?," he said.

The Sub-Department also admitted that he was worried that if the subsidized fertilizer debt had not been paid, PT Pupuk Indonesia could not produce subsidized fertilizers on the grounds that it did not have funds.

"Because I'm afraid that later the new president director will want to produce, but don't have money. Don't let this be a mistake to the Ministry of Agriculture," said Sudin.