JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has postponed the provision of incentives for the electric vehicle or electric vehicle (EV) industry for a month.
The incentive will be given in the form of subsidies for electric motorcycles and cars which are planned to start in June 2026.
Even so, the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) admitted that it would follow the decision of the Minister of Finance. The Ministry of Industry has also submitted a number of proposals regarding the incentive scheme and mechanism for the automotive industry.
"Basically, the Ministry of Industry follows the decision of the Minister of Finance regarding that, and we have submitted a proposal for a scheme and incentive mechanism for the automotive industry," said the spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry, Febri Hendri Antoni Arief, in the IKI May 2026 Release at the Ministry of Industry's office, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 26.
Previously, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said that the incentive for the electric vehicle (EV) sector was postponed for one month.
The program was originally targeted to take effect in June 2026, but now it is certain to be delayed.
"The EV incentive is still postponed for another month," he told the media, Tuesday, May 26.
When asked about the reason for the delay, Purbaya explained that the government was still making a number of calculations before the policy was implemented.
"There are calculations that are still being calculated," he said.
The government plans to distribute incentives for 200,000 electric vehicles, consisting of 100,000 electric car units and 100,000 electric motor units.
For electric two-wheeled vehicles, the government has prepared a subsidy of Rp5 million per unit and the amount of incentives for electric cars is still in the discussion stage.
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