Low-Cost Green Car Regulation Issued
6 June 2013 09:37 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Industry Minister Muhammad Suleman Hidayat said the government regulation on low-cost green car (LCGC), affordable cars, electric cars, and biofuel has been officially received by the Industry Ministry.
"It is Government Regulation No. 44/2013 on Taxable Luxury Goods in the Form of Motor Vehicles," explained the minister, Wednesday, June 5.
Hidayat said the regulation has been signed on May 23. He added that the regulation’s announcement took some time since it needed to wait for an official number. "Now that it’s been issued, we can start producing," said Hidayat.
The minister continued that there will be an event that gathers all car producers in Indonesia. The event is intended to accommodate the government’s energy saving program. "These cars will become an alternative following fuel price hikes," said Hidayat.
AMRI MAHBUB