Reject The Proposal For Customs And Excise To Send Illegal Balpres To Sumatra, Minister Of Finance Purbaya: Better New, MSME Products
Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive emphasized that the government will not distribute illegal garment or balpres products confiscated for disaster victims in Sumatra.
Purbaya said that the management of confiscated goods must continue to follow the applicable rules so as not to cause gaps for the entry of illegal goods under the pretext of humanity.
"Don't let it happen because of that, many more balpres enter on the grounds that it's good for disasters," he said at Tanjung Priok Port, Antara, Jakarta, Friday, December 12.
If the government wants to send aid to disaster victims, the right choice is to prepare a new budget to buy goods that are suitable for use produced domestically.
"It is better for us to buy domestic goods for MSME products, sent to a new disaster (goods). I would rather spend money there if I had to, than use the balpres goods," said Purbaya.
Previously, the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance opened the opportunity to distribute confiscated goods in the form of illegal clothes for disaster survivors in Sumatra. This was conveyed after the prosecution of a number of containers and trucks loaded with illegal garment products.
Director of Communication and Service Guidance DJBC, Nirwala Dwi Heryanto, explained that goods resulting from automatic prosecution belong to the state and follow-up options are not limited to destruction.
Delak itu sebenarnya salah satu opsi. Kalau barang melanggar, tentu menjadi barang milik negara. Itu bisa dimusnahkan atau untuk tujuan lain, ujarnya pada Kamis (11/12).
According to him, there are three options for handling illegal goods: destroyed, auctioned, or donated for certain purposes. Given that the recovery of disasters in Sumatra is still ongoing, Customs and Excise considers the option of the grant.
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"Who knows, our brothers and sisters can use it and use it. Meanwhile, those in Aceh need it," he said.