Alcoholic Beverages Sales Free Tax on Luxury Goods

Alcoholic Beverages Sales Free Tax on Luxury Goods - The Indonesian government will establish an alcoholic beverage products will not be affected by the Sales Tax on Luxury Goods (PPnBM) from 1 April 2010 in accordance with the VAT Act and the new PPnBM. "Now, Luxury Goods VAT is not permitted by the Act from 1 April next and we will fix the tariff policy side," said Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said after the destruction of illegally imported alcohol in Jakarta, Monday (15 / 3).

According to him, currently the Ministry of Trade is also being evaluated and adjusted trading system linked the new regulations in order to reduce the level of smuggling of liquor with the potential to secure state revenues through customs. "The trading system will be determined by the Minister of Trade so as to avoid potential or a higher vulnerability of the trade," he said.

Director General of Customs and Excise Thomas Sugijata states with the new VAT Act, then for alcoholic beverages will only be charged customs fees. "I'll have revised revenue target associated with customs, because as of 1 April 2010 no PPnBM, we pick through customs," he said.

Legal entity or individual who will sell ethyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol containing beverages at retail shall pocketed permission of the Minister of Trade and shall have the serial number of goods subject to excise employers or NPPBKC, unless the sales volume of ethyl alcohol an average of no more than 1,000 liters per months and the levels of beverages containing ethyl alcohol which is only up to 7 percent.

It is expected that with the elimination of PPnBM will be an increase in revenue from liquor excise tax for imported into Indonesia. Currently, liquor imports affected by such levies customs duties, sales tax on luxury goods (PPnBM), as well as value added tax (VAT) which when summed, rates can reach 400 percent of the price of drinks.

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