Expertise: Government

Indonesia Targets Taxation of Tech Companies to Boost Economy Amid Covid-19

Indonesia is set to tax tech companies that may or may not have a legal presence in the country, as electronic transactions and the use of streaming services and online telecom apps have increased notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legal basis for this measure is the recently enacted emergency bill Government Regulation in Lieu Indonesia Targets Taxation of Tech Companies to Boost Economy Amid Covid-19

Indonesian Investment Stimulus – DNI Revision, New Business Sectors Opened to Foreign Capital

In an effort to stimulate investment in Indonesia, the government announced on Friday, November 16, 2018, that it had launched the 16th Economic Policy Package, with the primary objective of relaxing investment-related regulations. There are three key points to this latest economic package: (i) the revision of the Negative Investment List (Daftar Negatif Investasi or Indonesian Investment Stimulus – DNI Revision, New Business Sectors Opened to Foreign Capital