The Minister Of VAT Denied That The IKN Law Was Postponed So That It Is Now Being Revised

Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa. (Between)

JAKARTA - Minister of National Development Planning (PPN)/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa dismissed the assumption that the Law on the Capital City of the Archipelago (UU IKN) was drafted in a hurry by the government and the DPR so that it had to be revised.

"It would be better if we could revise it now. Yesterday it didn't mean we were in a hurry, no," said Suharso at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, December 1.

Suharso said Law Number 3 of 2022 regarding IKN was also not flawed. Currently, the law can also be implemented.

However, he said, the government wanted to revise the IKN Law so that the law would be stronger.

For example, he continued, several provisions contained in the derivative product of Law 3/2022 in the form of Presidential Regulations and Government Regulations will be included in the revision of the IKN Law. This is so that all provisions in the Presidential Regulation and PP can be stronger because they are protected by law.

"PP and Perpres he are dealing with the Law (Other Law). We want there to be no debate about his authority," he said.

Suharso explained, several main points of IKN revision, namely regarding the organizational structure of the IKN Authority, land issues, financing structures, and the authority of ministries/agencies that can be mandated to IKN authorities.

In addition, he said, the government also listened to the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the lawsuit filed against the IKN Law.

He gave an example of revising the provisions of land regulations in the IKN Law.

"Our land wants to make sure again. Because investors want it not only to get rights for 90 years, or it could double 180 years, but how can people buy not land there. We are entering that rule," he said.

The government previously proposed amendments to Law number 3 of 2022 concerning the State Capital (IKN) to the DPR to be included in the Priority National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) in 2023.