Effective In 2024, Excise On Sweet Drinks (MBDK) Does Not Use Bands Like Cigarettes

JAKARTA - Director General (Dirjen) of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance Askolani said that the implementation of packaged sugary drink excise (MBDK) would be implemented without embedding excise stamps in each product.

Things are quite different from attaching excise stamps to every pack of cigarettes or bottles of alcoholic beverages.

"The MBDK carcass will not use a ribbon scheme," he said at a press conference on our State Budget on Friday, August 11.

According to Askolani, the execution of the levy withdrawal will begin in the next year period.

"This policy will be implemented in 2024," he said.

Sri Mulyani's subordinate revealed that the government is still working on implementing procedures in the field. On that basis, Askolani has not been able to detail the value of the levies that will be withdrawn through this latest fiscal policy.

"Currently it is still being prepared. So regarding the scheme, the tariff has not been set. Later the government will discuss it with the council (DPR). Later the government will also prepare Government Regulations (if an agreement has been reached)," said Askolani.

To note, this government step is based on the Excise Law Number 39 of 2007 which states that one of the characteristics of goods subject to excise duty is goods that if consumed excessively can have a negative impact on consumers.