The Government was striving
to decentralize national industrial zones to make it widely spread nationwide,
not just concentrated in Java. By end of 2013 last, industrial estate which
spread out outside Java only constituted 28% of total existing industrial
estates. Now the Government was striving to narrow that gap.
The Ministry of Industry Saleh Husin stated in Jakarta in
Monday [10/11] to develop industrial estates was part of the effort to promote
national industry. Development of industrial estates in the regions was sound
measure in outspreading industry.
The Ministry of industry reported that Java was prevalent
in the formation of National GDP constituting 58% while 42% was contributed by
areas outside Java. A distinctive condition was posted in industrial sector
where Java was prevalent in the formation of GDP from industry. Data of 2013
showed that Java contributed around 72%.
Hence, Husin stated extra effort was needed to
decentralize industry from Java to other island. Pursuant to that matter the Ministry of Industry offered
incentives to investors who were interested in building industrial estates
outside Java. There were there incentives offered by the Government to
investors willing to build industrial centers outside Java, especially in East
of Indonesia.
The first incentive was infra-structure. To attract
foreign to build industry in less intended areas, the Government would build
not just infra structure but also supporting facilities like research centers,
workshops and training centers.
The second incentive was simplified bureaucracy in the
form of One Stop Service in the related industrial zone to drum up more
investors to come. The measure was part of the Government’s plan to relax
regulations and speed up permit issuance procedures in the regions. The third
incentive in the fiscal area, this time different from tax holiday and tax
allowance offered by the Government in the past.
Husin disclosed that the Government planned to build and
develop 13 industrial zones outside Java and 2 in Java, outside Java,
industrial zones would be built in the following locations: Teluk Bintuni in
West Papua, Halmahera in North Maluku, Bitung in North Sulawesi, Palu and
Morowali in Central Sulawesi, Konawe in South Sulawesi, Bantaeng in South
Sulawesi, Batulicin in South Kalimantan, Ketapang and Landak in West
Kalimantan, Kuala Tanjung and Sei Mankei in North Sumatra, and Tanggamus in
Lampung,
In Java, industrial zones were to be built in JIPE
Industrial Estate in Gresik and Sayung Industrial Estate in Demak. Saleh stated
that the industrial estates were by instruction of President Joko Widodo, to
build at least 10 industrial estates outside Java,
Saleh said that the mission to spread out industry was in
line with the Nawa Cita Masterplan, i.e. to increase people’s productivity and
competitiveness in the global market so the nation could rise and shine in
tandem with other Asian people through Industrial development. (SS)
Business News - November 14, 2014
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