Tariff Increase, Minister of Law and Human Rights Promises to Speed Up Citizenship Services Across 15 Agencies

JAKARTA - The government promises a faster citizenship service process after raising a number of non-tax state revenue tariffs. Acceleration will be carried out through digitization and coordination of 14 to 15 ministries and agencies.

Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas said that adjustments to tariffs were needed to finance the maintenance of digital systems. The rules regarding the service tariff are said to have not changed for about 10 years.

"The adjustment of tariffs is in the context of improving services. It has been 10 years since the government regulation on non-tax state revenue has not changed," said Supratman at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday (20/7).

According to Supratman, citizenship services are not only handled by the Ministry of Law. The examination of applications involves many institutions so that it requires data integration and cross-agency coordination.

"We will hold a coordination meeting with 14 to 15 ministries and agencies. That will accelerate everything with digital transformation as requested by the President," he said.

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The government, among other things, increased the cost of applying to become an Indonesian citizen for foreigners from Rp50 million to Rp75 million. The application fee for losing citizenship also increased from Rp1 million to Rp5 million.

Supratman assessed that the increase did not have a wide impact because it only targeted certain groups. The number of applicants losing citizenship is said to be around 200 to 300 people.

He emphasized that additional costs were needed so that the digital system could be maintained and could serve various legal needs.

"The system that we build must be maintained so that it can reach and provide the best services, not just citizenship services," he said.