Chairman Of Commission VI Of The House Of Representatives Appreciates The Government For Proposing Amendments To The BUMN Law

JAKARTA Commission VI of the House of Representatives appreciates the government for its initiative to submit a Draft Law on the Fourth Amendment to Law Number 19 of 2003 concerning State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN).

Chairman of Commission VI of the House of Representatives, Anggia Ermarini, said that this step was deemed appropriate for the need to adjust the transformation of the Ministry of SOEs into a ministry-level institution that is in accordance with the dynamics and needs of today's SOEs management, as well as the need for adjustments to several content materials to clearer arrangements in the BUMN Law.

"In line with the aspirations of the people, the DPR RI in responding to the proposed bill pays special attention to a number of crucial materials that require further investigation," he said during the DPR Commission VI Working Meeting with the Minister of State Secretary, Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform, Minister of Law related to changes to the BUMN Law, Tuesday, September 23.

First, said Anggia, the existence of the Ministry of SOEs, which currently has a position as a regulator in the management of SOEs while most of its roles have been carried out by BPI Danantara.

Therefore, the role of the Ministry of SOEs as regulators and shareholders of series A dwiwarna and special rights is needed to organize institutions into institutions that organize government affairs in the field of SOEs at the level of the Ministry.

The development of legal needs related to the financial position of SOEs as part of state finances, where the DPR emphasized the importance of clear regulations regarding the management and accountability of SOEs as part of the integral of state finances in order to maintain transparency and efficiency. Thus, the examination of SOEs is carried out by BPK in accordance with the provisions of the legislation," said this member of the PKB faction.

"The chairman of Commission VI said that in line with BUMN finances, it is part of state finances, so the provisions regarding BUMN capital and wealth belong to SOEs and every profit or loss suffered by SOEs are not an advantage or loss to the state needs to be adjusted," he said.

Furthermore, he said, the status of state-owned officials as state administrators, which demanded that these officials carry out their responsibilities in accordance with the principles of good state governance.

Regarding the prohibition of concurrent positions of deputy ministers to become directors, commissioners and supervisory boards of SOEs, responding to the Constitutional Court Decision Number 128/PUU-XXIII/2025 states that Article 23 of the Law on the Ministry of State contradicts the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and does not have conditionally binding legal force as long as it does not mean that the Minister and Deputy Minister are prohibited from holding concurrent positions.

"Therefore, in accordance with the Constitutional Court's decision, it is necessary to consider the regulation that deputy ministers are prohibited from concurrently serving as directors, commissioners or supervisory boards in SOEs," he said.

Anggia said, during the discussion of this bill, the DPR was committed to opening up wide space for public participation. The aspirations and input from various elements of society, including academics and business actors, are highly expected to contribute substantively to improving the substance of the bill and strengthening the role of SOEs in the future.

"Commission VI of the DPR RI affirms its commitment to implementing legislative functions in a transparent and responsive manner, for the sake of realizing accountable, professional, and supporting national development in a sustainable manner," he said.