Soal Susu Impor Masuk RI Tanpa Pajak, Ini Penjelasan Menteri Perdagangan

Menteri Perdagangan Budi Santoso menegaskan kebijakan impor susu, khususnya dari Selandia Baru dan Australia sudah diatur dalam Permendag.

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00:00The price of milk produced by farmers in the country

00:03was claimed as a result of the tax exemption policy

00:06against imported milk products.

00:08The Ministry of Trade was also asked to review

00:11the Free Trade Agreement, or the Free Trade Agreement

00:15related to the commodity.

00:18In response, the Minister of Trade, Budi Santoso,

00:21met with the Joint Working Committee of the 6th DPRRI Commission

00:25in Jakarta on 20 November,

00:27and confirmed that the policy of importing milk,

00:30especially from partner countries,

00:32such as Australia and New Zealand,

00:34has been regulated by the existing instruments.

00:37According to him, the review of the Australian-New Zealand

00:40Free Trade Agreement and the Indonesia-Australia

00:44Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

00:47can be done, but it will take a long time.

00:51If the milk imports have been regulated

00:54in the 6th DPRRI Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement,

00:58every import must be recommended by the technical committee.

01:03We have communicated with the technical committee

01:08whether the requirements of the recommendation

01:13must include the application of local milk by the industry.

01:19For example, we will discuss the mechanism.

01:23That may be the fastest way.

01:25The Ministry of Trade also emphasized that

01:28the imported milk from New Zealand and Australia

01:31is generally skim milk powder, not fresh milk,

01:34so it is considered not directly competitive

01:37with the fresh milk produced by farmers in the country.

01:40From Jakarta, Pradana Putra Tampi,

01:43Kantor Berita Antara reported.

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