Cool! Thanks To Erick Thohir's Direction, Peruri Produces Indonesian Excise Ribbons With 100 Percent Domestic Component Level

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Republic of Indonesia Money Printing Corporation (Peruri) prints RI excise stamps with a Domestic Component Level (TKDN) of 100 percent or entirely from domestic production.

This is in line with the direction of the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir, to support government programs in the use of local content to encourage the growth of domestic industries.

Peruri's Head of Corporate Secretary Adi Sunardi said that as a form of commitment to support this program, Peruri put it into the Board of Directors' Regulation on the Procurement of Goods and Services at Peruri which is in line with the Regulation of the Minister of SOEs.

Not only that, Peruri also monitors and ensures the use of domestic components in the practice of procurement of goods/services at Peruri runs optimally.

In printing the Republic of Indonesia excise stamps ordered from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, Peruri collaborated with PT Kertas Padalarang, which is a Peruri subsidiary to supply security paper raw materials, and PT Pura Nusapersada to provide holograms on paper.

In addition, said Adi, the supply of security ink comes from PT Sicpa Peruri Securink, Peruri's affiliated company with Sicpa Switzerland. In addition to the raw materials for holographic paper and security ink, supporting materials such as plates and packaging materials also come entirely from domestic production.

"In accordance with the government's directives, Peruri is committed to ensuring the implementation of TKDN absorption in all products in order to advance the domestic industry, which is expected to create more jobs for the Indonesian people and encourage national economic growth, especially in the midst of post-pandemic economic recovery conditions," he said. in an official statement, Friday, April 8th.

The national economy has faced extraordinary challenges since the COVID-19 pandemic. Various efforts have been made by the government to improve the economy, one of which is by optimizing the use of domestic components for projects carried out in Indonesia.

"Peruri is currently committed to implementing special standards in the absorption of TKDN in every project and encouraging vendors to increase TKDN during the tender process," he said.