Billed For Application Of Plastic Excise And MBDK, Sri Mulyani Reveals The Implementation Of Excise With More Complex

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawari said that the target for plastic excise duty and packaged sweetened drinks (MBDK) has been set.

However, the implementation of MBDK excise is more complex when compared to plastic excise because it requires cross-ministerial discussion.

"We have conveyed the practice here, we only make a judgment on economic problems, if we are weak, we will add excise duty and also the urgency of this excise policy for consumption disclosure because it is dangerous for the environment and health, so we will see the timing of economic conditions and targets that have been set in the APBN," Sri Mulyani explained in a meeting with Commission XI of the DPR, Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

According to Sri Mulyani, this is because sweetened drinks are included in the Health Law so that discussions will be carried out jointly across ministries/agencies (K/L), both the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry.

"Later there will be discussions between Ministries / Agencies, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry regarding sugar levels, salt levels that are considered healthy versus industry. This is why there have been various reactions because there have been discussions between Ministries / Agencies," he said.

Even so, Sri Mulyani emphasized that before implementing the MBDK excise, consultations would be carried out in advance, both in the K/L, cabinet and DPR RI.

On the same occasion, Director General of Customs and Excise Askolani explained that the implementation of the plastic excise policy and MBDK is still in an internal discussion of the government in accordance with the excise law mechanism and the Law on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (HPP).

"So at this time the policy is not final. So it will still be discussed with cross-K/L and in accordance with the excise law mechanism and the HPP Law, of course, it will be consulted in Commission XI if it will be implemented," said Askolani.