20 Fishery Products VAT Free

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Ministry KP) proposed the elimination of value added tax (VAT) for approximately 20 products and supporting fisheries. "The proposal that we immediately communicated to Finance," said Director of Investment Ministry for KPs Victor Nikkijuluw In Daily investors in Jakarta, Thursday (18 / 2).

According to Victor, from about 20 fishery products and supporting it, there are two major products that fisheries sector weighed heavily on the fish meal feed and steel cans for processed fish kaleng.Victor say, when the proposal was submitted to the fishery entrepreneurs start of anger "They ( employers) realized that fishery products are not listed in the list of staple goods VAT-free. shrimps as the belle of fishery commodities also become targets, "he said

He said the turmoil that began to happen pascadisahkan Act (Act) No. 42 Year 2009 on VAT and Sales Tax on Luxury Goods (PPnBM) October 15, 2009. The Law was listed various types of staple goods that were given tax-free convenience, including livestock products (milk eggs meat) as well as agricultural products (vegetables and fruits). Both types of products are successful "promoted" into the Act, whereas previously only listed in Government Regulation (PP) No. 7 of 2007 on strategic goods are VAT exempt. While fishery products are also included in the PP was not even brought into the new law. Moreover Act No. 42 that would force on April 1, 2010.

According to Victior, many of the current fishery products are exported and are not subject to VAT. Although the export value obtained is not too high. Meanwhile, if marketed in the country was forced to hit PPN.Misalnya, he said, there are companies in the field of raw materials to distribution to Jakarta had to first export to Singapore. After that a new company to import back in Jakarta sama.Cara such products be made to avoid the VAT. Therefore, if conducted direct transaction from Medan to Jakarta will be subject to VAT. Different when exported to Singapore is only charged a fee for Singapore, the Indonesian government does not automatically get the source of foreign exchange for it. "The ways like this should be straightened," he said.

According to Victor, these efforts to divert firm marketing emphasis on domestic products rather than exported. Therefore, the results obtained is also not much different and even profitable, because the domestic market potential for the General perikanan.Ketua Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI) Iwan Sutanto said, he realized if the fisheries products, including shrimp will be subject to VAT. "The shrimp businessmen clearly rejects this policy, if the VAT taxable until shrimp, national efforts can perudangan Resurrection," said Iwan.Iwan admitted, during the cultivation of shrimp products are VAT free. In such conditions only, added Iwan, is still difficult to develop shrimp farming business.

Furthermore, he explained, there are still many issues of national perudangan inhibit the production of such high production costs, ranging from electricity and fuel oil (BBM). He considered, responsive government should look at issues such as ini.Sebelumnya Minister KP Fadel Muhammad said the government will provide subsidies for feed. Government, Fadel said, also will develop and commercially market the maggot as a flour substitute ikan.Dia admitted, during cultivation of fish and other industries still rely on food with ingredients from fish meal imported from Chile and Peru, which could reach U.S. $ 200 million each year

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