Jakarta,
June 13 (Antara) - The government is developing eight special economic
zones (KEK) in various parts of the country and will later open seven
additional zones to drive economic activities and help boost economic
growth.
In order to accelerate the development of economic zones, the Capital
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has begun promoting the development
of integrated investment license service systems in the KEK area.
BKPM Chief Franky Sibarani said in a written statement in Jakarta on
Saturday last week that his agency will cooperate with KEK
administrators, local governments in provinces and districts to assure
the availability of standard operational procedures (SOP) within the KEK
zones.
The KEK zones need SOPs on the implementation of regulations, such as
the length of time for the issuance of an investment permit in special
economic zones.
"The integrated investment license service is expected to produce
concrete impacts and lure investments in the KEK areas, as well as boost
economic activities. Therefore, we will focus on the special economic
zones," Sibarani said.
He added that the KEK played a strategic role as a center of economic
growth and absorption of workers. Efforts are needed to expedite the
licensing process so that investors would be attracted to invest in the
KEK zones.
The BKPM chief cited the Mandalika KEK area as an example in West Nusa
Tenggara Barat, which is able to offer jobs to 58,000 direct workers and
200,000 indirect workers during its construction period.
The efforts to integrate the licensing services in the KEK, he stated,
are made as part of the One Door Integrated Service (PTSP) system
between the central and regional governments being launched by the BKPM.
The integration of the investment licensing services between the
central and regional governments is the follow up of the investment
license reform policy which was marked by the launch of the PTSP in the
central government by President Joko Widodo on January 26, 2015.
Based on the BKPM data, collected through June 1, there have been 705
PTSPs that have been set up in various regions. Of this figure, 34 are
in the provincial level PTSPs, 370 are district level, 97 are in the
municipality level, four in the free trade and port areas (KPBPB) and
two in the KEK zones.
Thus, 46 districts, one municipality, one KPBPB and six KEK zones in the country have not yet set up PTSPs.
Sibarani said that the integration of the investment licensing service
is aimed at attracting investors to the KEK zones to generate the needed
dynamics for economic development. "Therefore, we are focusing on
attracting investment to the KEK zones. We integrate the services of the
PTSP in provinces, districts/municipalities and the KEK
administrators," the BKPM chief said.
Until now, the government has set up eight KEK zones, namely the Sei
mangke KEK in North Sumatra, the Tanjung Api-Api KEK in South Sumatra,
the Tanjung Lesung KEK in Banten, the Mandalika KEK in West Nusa
Tenggara, the Maloy Batuta Trans Kalimantan KEK in East Kalimantan, the
Palu KEK in Central Sulawesi, the Bitung KEK in North Sulawesi and the
Morotai KEK in North Maluku.
In
the coming five years, the government is planning to set up seven more
KEK zones. Four of them are expected to be located in Papua and West
Papua provinces, namely in Merauke, Sorong, Teluk Bintuni and Raja
Ampat.
In the meantime, President Director of PT Jababeka Setyono Djuandi
Darmono stressed the need for the government to offer a special
incentive and special regulation to attract investors to the KEK zone.
"Investors need special treatment and policies from the government with
regard to the legal aspect, fiscal incentive, non-fiscal infrastructure
incentive, immigration and other aspects that would ease their
investments," he said on Tuesday.
The government also needs to know the type of incentives required by
investors so they could obtain incentives from the government. "The
government could directly ask the investors about the incentives they
need," said Darmono, whose company operates the Tanjung Lesung KEK zone
in Pandeglang, Banten.
He also pointed out the need to differentiate the fiscal and non-fiscal
incentives for investors operating a KEK and investors who are not KEK
operators, so that investors are lured to develop KEK.
The government is aware of the need for certain regulations, with
regards to business operations in the KEK zones. More comprehensive
legal certainties are needed to ensure that businesses have guidance to
develop special economic zones (KEK).
"We know that in the economic sector, legal certainties are crucial.
Without them, economic players will have no guidance," Chief Economic
Minister Sofyan Djalil stated during a discussion at his office on
Tuesday on legal development in creating KEKs.
"A legal umbrella is important to boost the development of KEKs in
Indonesia. We have a lot of work to complete the legal aspects of KEKs,"
he noted.
Djalil observed that this condition, if not handled well, could hamper
the development of KEKs, which is why regulations should be improved to
boost their development.***3***
(T.A014/INE)
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