JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) ensures that the plan of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) to implement Packaged Contained Drinks (MBDK) excise in the second semester of 2025 will have an impact on the industrial sector.
Moreover, the beverage industry is currently one of the sub-sectors that contracted in January 2025.
"If the MBDK excise tax is, yes, it must have an impact. If, for example, the sugar level is up to a certain percentage, the excise tax is there. Even though we don't know yet how much excise it is. When the price of the manufactured product increases, it will have an impact on its demand," said Ministry of Industry spokesman Febri Hendri Antoni Arif to reporters at the Ministry of Industry Building, Jakarta, Thursday, January 30.
"If the price goes up, people who buy it will also decrease. That, right, means pressure on demand," he continued.
Febri said, if there is pressure on demand, later the beverage industry producer will reduce production.
"Usually, the production is 1,000, now it has been reduced to 900. So that the 900 goods continue to sell at the price that is in accordance with the excise," he said.
According to Febri, so far, if there is a policy made by other ministries, his party as the industry coach has never been invited to discuss.
He considered that his party would not reject the various policies made.
It's just that, said Febri, his party needs a balance.
"We hope that when other ministries implement various policies that have an impact on the industry, we are spoken to. And that doesn't mean we refuse it, no. Sometimes, right, we need a balance that okay the policy applies, but please also give incentives," said Febri.
"For example, applying a sweetener excise fee for the beverage industry, okay. But, please also help with other incentives for the beverage industry. I always call it a balance," he added.
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Febri said that his party had not been able to explain the percentage impact of the MBDK's implementation of sales reductions in the beverage industry sector.
"Not yet (it is known the impact), it must go through a study. Now after going through a study, it must use a budget. Well, our budget is still cut," he concluded.
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