JAKARTA - Minister of Environment and Head of the Environmental Control Agency (BPLH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said he would hold a meeting with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati regarding the implementation of the carbon tax and regulations on the upper limits of sectoral emissions.
Hanif revealed that he would soon meet with the Minister of Finance for discussions, and was arranging a meeting schedule. Regarding the meeting time, Hanif confirmed that it is likely that the meeting will be held starting this week.
"Immediately, friends from BPLH will schedule as soon as I can meet Mrs. (Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati). Yes, hopefully this week there will be time for her," he told reporters, Monday, January 20.
Hanif said that he would send a written report to the Minister of Finance so that it could be used as material for a review.
He added that the Government Regulation (PP) related to the carbon tax already exists, and the implementation will be carried out soon.
"PP already exists, later we will communicate, immediately, immediately. Yes, I will go to the Minister of Finance for discussion," he explained.
Hanif hopes that the Ministry of Finance can immediately observe and consider the imposition of a carbon tax.
"I hope that from the ministry of finance we will also encourage the finance minister to immediately pay attention to the imposition of a carbon tax," he said.
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According to Hanif, this carbon tax is very important to build our market, especially because most of the large investments that enter are dominated by international investment.
Therefore, Hanif said that this carbon tax has an important role to play in encouraging, and encouraging this to become one of the accelerators in our carbon trade.
"So this carbon tax is important to encourage, remind or pinch that they must then become one of the accelerations of our carbon trade," he said.
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