BPK Reveals Shocking Thing: Pertamina And Companies Owned By Conglomerate Soegiarto Adikoesoemo Haven't Deposited Fuel Tax Of Nearly IDR 2 Trillion

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) revealed that PT Pertamina (Persero) and PT AKR Corporindo had not yet deposited the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (PBBKB). The total arrears from Pertamina and the company owned by the conglomerate Soegiarto Adikoesoemo almost reached IDR 2 trillion.

This was revealed from the examination with a specific purpose (DTT) contained in the Summary of Semester Examination Results (IHPS) I of 2021, which was read by the Chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Firman Sampurna during the Plenary Session at the DPR Building, Senayan, Jakarta.

"PT Pertamina (Persero) and PT AKR Corporindo have not deposited the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (PBBKB) contained in the fuel compensation received from the government, amounting to Rp1.96 trillion and Rp28.67 billion, respectively," Agung said, quoted on Wednesday. , December 8th.

The BPK also recommended that the directors of Pertamina and AKR Corporindo coordinate with the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati regarding the funding policy or the mechanism for depositing PBBKB.

Then, PT PLN (Persero) has not conducted a thorough evaluation of cost efficiency, and has not recognized and taken into account the non-Cost of Supply (BPP) of electricity in submitting subsidies to the government.

"The directors of PT PLN should be more careful in calculating the value of the proposed electricity subsidy and improve monitoring and evaluation in the context of cost efficiency for both BPP and non-BPP," said Agung.

Then, the results of the DTT inspection also found that the implementation of the project and supply chain was carried out on SKK Migas and BP Berau KKKS with the conclusion that it had been carried out according to the criteria with exceptions.

"Problems that need attention include the government has not received an additional share of the state for the excess of the total cost recovery charge of Rp.994.51 billion," he said.

Agung said that based on the problems above, BPK recommended to KKKS Berau Ltd to correct the operating costs of the Berau, Muturi and Wiriagar Work Areas and take into account the additional share of the state.