SOE Deposits IDR 74 Trillion, Erick Thohir: Alhamdulillah, Mrs. Finance Minister Happy

The office of the Ministry of SOEs on Jl. Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta. (Between/Aprillio Akbar)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said the transformation of state-owned companies has had a major impact on the state and society, one of which is increasing state revenue. "Alhamdulillah, Mrs. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is also happy because the dividend of SOEs until October 2023 has reached IDR 74.1 trillion," Erick said in a statement to the media, Saturday, November 25. Ericck conveyed that the realization of dividends or non-tax state revenues (PNBP) from separated state assets (KND) is 150 percent higher than the initial target. According to Erick, this achievement is concrete evidence of changes in SOEs that have a positive impact on the company's performance.

Erick conveyed that the largest contribution came from SOEs engaged in the banking and energy sector. Erick continues to encourage the increase in the contribution of SOEs in other sectors to further increase the contribution of SOEs to the state and society. "From the start, I always emphasized that SOEs must be the bulwark of the Indonesian economy. The increase in contribution also illustrates the condition of SOEs which continues to improve," continued Erick. Erick. Erick is optimistic that SOEs' dividend payments to the state will continue to increase until the end of the year. Erick wants SOEs to continue to maintain a positive trend, including in an increase in profits which in 2020 only amounted to Rp. 13 trillion to Rp. 124 trillion in 2021, and soared to Rp250 trillion in 2022. "God willing, SOEs are able to re-print history such as providing the highest dividends to the state of Rp80.2 trillion in 2022," said Erick.