JAKARTA - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa brought a map when he came to the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Thursday, May 21. The contents are materials about the alleged difference in the export price of Indonesian companies to the United States.
Purbaya admitted that he came to have lunch with a number of ministers. However, he still prepared a report if he was asked to explain at any time.
"This is just in case. If you ask later, don't let it be impossible," said Purbaya.
He said the material contained a study that he had mentioned earlier. The study traced Indonesian companies that exported, including to the United States.
However, Purbaya refused to disclose the names of the companies included in the study.
"It's not allowed, if that's the case," he said.
According to Purbaya, the government has only tested 10 large companies. From each company, three shipments are checked. Shipment means the export of goods by ship.
The initial results, said the Minister of Finance, showed a significant price difference.
He gave an example, there were goods from Indonesia that were recorded at a price of around 2.6 million US dollars. However, when entering America, the value was recorded at around 4.2 million US dollars. The difference is around 57 percent.
Purbaya also mentioned another example with a larger difference. He said the price recorded in Indonesia could be only a quarter or a third of the price in America.
"There are more crazy ones," said Purbaya.
According to him, this condition makes the export value recorded in Indonesia lower than the import value in the destination country.
Purbaya emphasized that the data could be tracked in detail.
"We can detect ships per ship," he said.
He said this initial study only targeted CPO or crude palm oil. The government will also trace other commodities, including coal.
"This is only CPO. Later there will be coal too," said Purbaya.
Even though he brought a report, Purbaya has not confirmed whether the findings will be immediately conveyed in a meeting at the Palace.
"Itu mungkin saya laporkan. Kalau ditanya. Kalau enggak, ya sudah," katanya.
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