Moeldoko Ensures That Electric Cars Can Be Subsidized In The Amount Of Taxes, Hybrids Have Not Been Discussed

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko recently visited the Indonesia International Motor Show or IIMS 2023 automotive exhibition at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta.

During his visit, Moeldoko ensured that the incentives for electric vehicles for four-wheeled or car motorized vehicles were in the form of tax adjustments.

"(The incentives for cars) will be in the amount of tax," said Moeldoko as quoted on Monday, February 27.

Moeldoko also said that this incentive needed to be implemented immediately in order to encourage the electric vehicle ecosystem, such as in Thailand and Vietnam.

"The hybrid (car incentive) was not discussed yesterday, what was discussed was the electric car, the details are the Ministry of Finance and this is for domestically produced cars," he said.

Meanwhile, he saw that the development of electric vehicles in Indonesia had entered a positive trend.

This, said Moeldoko, came from the government's enthusiasm in issuing regulations aimed at growing the EV ecosystem.

Not only that, the enthusiasm of several elements of society in responding to this electrification trend has also grown demand for these environmentally friendly vehicles.

"The enthusiasm of universities and researchers about developing EV batteries in the future is extraordinary. It turns out that in Malang, even though it is still an embryo from how to develop electric batteries, I am sure it will be extraordinary in the future, what does that mean? This means (the community) is ready to welcome the electrification era," he added.

For your information, the Indonesian Electric Motorcycle Industry Association (Aismoli) announced that the number of electric motorcycles in Indonesia throughout 2019-2022 was recorded at 30,837 units.

Meanwhile, based on data from the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), sales of electric cars in the country were recorded at 15,437 units, throughout 2022.

The performance soared 383.62 percent compared to sales in 2021 which only reached 3,192 units. In detail, pure electric cars or BEVs sold 10,327 units, and hybrid sold 5,100 units.

Caption: Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI