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Thursday, 11 February 2010 09:18

Pertamina wants equality

JAKARTA: PT PGN ask government to review the implementation of gas transmission pipeline fees are worth about 3% of total company revenue was considered a false tax burden and not attractive to new investment.
PGN's Director of Business Development Michael Baskoro says government fees imposed by the Oil and Gas Downstream Regulatory Body for the gas transmission pipeline has now reached 3% of total company revenue. Application of these contributions have been regarded as a quasi-pseudo-tax or tax.
"When aggregated with the value of corporate income tax of up to 30%, the total quasi-taxes that we pay up to 40%. It needs to be reviewed because it was not fair when compared with other industrial activities," he said yesterday.

In fact, said Baskoro, gas transmission pipeline business was deregulated government for acceptance set by BPH Migas in the form of toll fee, which is based on regulations set by BPH Migas parameter equality between the internal rate of return and weighted average cost of capital.

"In other industries, income tax is not set but still 30%. This will make the players will transmissions are not interested in investing in the future," he said.

Baskoro relevant government also criticized the government's treatment of these contributions are more focused as a non-tax revenues.

In fact, he said, the initial-appearance fees would be based on the Law of Oil and Gas operational only for BPH Migas.

In response, members of the Committee on BPH Migas acknowledge contributions Jugi Prajogio gas transmission pipeline at first only to finance the budget BPH Migas. However, he said, the trend is happening precisely optimize non-tax revenues.

"Obviously, what has been paid, not all used BPH Migas. We only use 40% and the rest paid to the state," he said.

BPH Migas head Tubagus Haryono revealed a shift in the allocation of the fruit of the PP No. ketidaksinkronan. And Government Regulation No. 67/2002. 01. Non-tax revenues, he said, should be counted only after it became clear how much value can be spent by BPH Migas.

"Regulation No.. 01 is actually inverted, non-tax revenues used to calculate only then talk about the operational BPH Migas. This reversed. But, by law, tuition is temporary," he said.

Fuel tax

Meanwhile, PT Pertamina (Persero) asks local governments to provide equal treatment for the determination of fuel tax motor vehicles (PBBKB) for fuel nonsubsidi to all existing players.

Pertamina marketing director Achmad Faisal said PBBKB imposed throughout the region to the company currently reaches 5% of the total price formed. Based on the calculation of the company, he said, that percentage amount equal to 200 per liter.

However, he said, Pertamina to see local governments through the Regional Revenue Service (Revenue) applies not just to the company by wearing a lower PBBKB to other business entities participating nonsubsidi market fuel.

"With the implementation PBBKB value by 5%, prices, Pertamina has not competed since the prices were already higher than 200 competitors. Dispenda sometimes not consistent with not applying equal treatment to all players," he said today.

Pertamina, he said, asking local governments to be fair to put the same amount PBBKB for all players. For that, he said, the company will invite all local governments with the Directorate General of Regional Autonomy facilitated the Ministry of Internal Affairs and BPH Migas to discuss about it.

Committee members BPH Migas Jugi Prajogio justify these symptoms. BPH Migas, he said, is willing to facilitate discussion of the determination of the amount PBBKB with local government.