Sri Mulyani Adds Dizzy, Excise Duo Makes Heboh In Early March

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) informed that the increase in inflation in February to 5.47 percent year on year (yoy) from the previous 5.28 percent in January was caused by the type of goods whose price was regulated by the government or administrative prices.

"The pressure on price component inflation regulated by the government is higher than the previous month. The commodity of filtered kretek cigarettes and white cigarettes is dominant in contributing to this component inflation as a follow-up impact of the increase in cigarette excise," said BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Pudji Ismartini at a press conference on Jakarta, Wednesday, March 1.

This score is clearly quite contrary to the government's efforts to reduce the inflation rate back to a normal level of 3 percent plus minus 1 percent. Meanwhile, the increase in tobacco excise (CHT) was set at the end of 2022 with an average value of 10 percent.

Meanwhile, another 'excise problem' came from the Head of the Yogyakarta Customs and Excise Office, Eko Darmanto. One of the employees of Nagara Dana Rakca (as employees of the Ministry of Finance), is suspected of having a hedon lifestyle for the size of a civil servant (PNS).

In the editorial search, Eko often shows that the antique car and big motorbike that are suspected to have a high price. This was revealed from the Instagram account @eko_darmanto_bc which can now be found in social media applications.

In addition, he also likes to show photos near Cessna aircraft. It is not yet known whether the plane is owned by Eko or not.

Meanwhile, VOI's internal source at the Ministry of Finance said that this evening, March 1, a press conference will be held regarding the progress of the follow-up to the handling of Eko Darmanto and also tax employee Rafael Alun Trisambodo alias RAT which had gone viral some time ago.

Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani had conveyed a firm statement to her subordinates who adhered to the hedonism mazhab.

"This injures people's trust," said the Minister of Finance in a written statement.