Supreme Court Wins Tax Dispute, This Is PGN's Response

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JAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk (PGN) stated that the company will comply with all applicable legal decisions related to the Value Added Tax (VAT) case of natural gas sales to consumers for the 2012-2013 sales period.

PGN's Director of Finance and Risk Management, Fadjar Harianto Widodo, explained that for tax cases involving PGN, the company is committed to implementing applicable legal decisions.

"We respect the legal decisions that have been made, that's why in the 2020 financial report PGN has made provisions for the tax dispute," explained Fadjar in Jakarta, Friday, September 24.

This was conveyed by Fajar regarding the decision of the Supreme Court (MA) which won the Judicial Review (PK) on four VAT tax cases on a number of natural gas sales transactions in 2012 and 2013, specifically for decisions related to the VAT tax dispute on natural gas sales to consumers with the Directorate General of Taxes. worth Rp 239 billion, so far PGN has not received any official information.

"Until now, we have not received information and an official copy of the tax decision with case number 2298 B/PK/PJK/2021. In principle, we will respect and implement every existing legal decision," added Fadjar.

Fadjar added that currently PGN's focus is on strengthening and expanding the distribution of natural gas for various customer segments. As a pioneer and initiator of infrastructure development and natural gas distribution, PGN wants to take a bigger role in the process of economic recovery due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entering 2021, PGN reported that its operational performance continued to be positive. In Semester 1 2021, the volume of gas distribution during the January – June 2021 period was 867 BBTUD, an increase compared to the gas distribution volume in Semester I 2020 of 811 BBTUD (YoY). Meanwhile, the transmission volume for the same period in 2021 is 1,232 MMSCFD.

PGN also recorded an upstream volume of 20,486 BOEPD, Regasification of 91 BBTUD, LPG Processing of 114 TPD, and Oil Transport of 9,231 BOEPD.

"We are trying to optimize every opportunity so that natural gas can become energy for Indonesia's economic recovery. We are also grateful that the trend of improving PGN's performance is very positive. This is the company's focus now and in the future," said Fadjar.