JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said there were a number of discussions held with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) today. One of them is the plan to purchase energy from the United States.
"We are preparing the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) and the Perpres has been evaluated by the KPK regarding its risk assessment," Airlangga told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.
Airlangga then explained that there were two Presidential Decrees discussed in the closed meeting. "One is related to the purchase of energy by Pertamina," he said.
"The second is related to the purchase of aircraft by Garuda," continued the former Golkar Party Chairman.
Even so, Airlangga did not elaborate further on the talks. He only confirmed that the KPK gave input on the mechanism.
"(How big, ed) the risk, yes, regarding the mechanism alone," he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung explained that the discussion was related to reciprocal tariffs or Trump tariffs. "So, yes, related to energy imports carried out by Pertamina," he said at the same location.
"This important point is that if the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is asked to determine standards for imported products," he continued.
As previously reported, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto visited the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. Also present were Deputy Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti, Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Based on the KPK schedule, Airlangga and the deputy ministers will discuss corruption prevention at 14.00 WIB until 17.00 WIB. One of the discussions is the presentation of the study.
To note, Indonesia has agreed on a reciprocal tariff of 19 percent. However, the agreement was accompanied by heavy non-tariff concessions, such as easing the rules on the Domestic Component Level (TKDN), the elimination of the ban on the export of critical minerals, and the obligation to purchase US energy and agricultural products.
The agreement puts Indonesian exports in an unfavorable position. In terms of tariffs, the figure of 19 percent is equivalent to Malaysia (19 percent) and not far from Vietnam (20 percent). However, Indonesia is less competitive in terms of logistics costs and must provide much larger non-tariff concessions.
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