Aspindo welcomes court ruling on heavy equipment tax dispute
Friday, October 13 2017 - 02:31 AM WIB
Petromindo|Thomas
The Indonesia Mining Services Association (or Aspindo) welcomes the Constitutional Court ruling No 15/PUU-XV/2017, which states that heavy equipment is not categorized as vehicle for transportation, thus is not subject to automotive tax.
The ruling came following judicial review of Law No 28/209 on Regional Tax and Retribution by three Aspindo members including PT Tunas Jaya Pratama, PT Mappasindo and PT Gunung Bayan Pratamacoal.
?We welcome the decision following lengthy struggle through constitutional process,? said Aspindo Head Tjahjono Himawan on Thursday.
He said that following the Constitutional Court ruling, heavy equipment operators can now reject automotive tax imposed by regional governments as heavy equipment is no longer considered as vehicle for transportation, but merely production equipment.
He added that any plan to impose new tax on heavy equipment industry players, the government should discuss its first with the equipment operators.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak