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MEDAN, N Sumatra, Aug 1 Asia Pulse - The government will maintain the crude palm oil (CPO) export tax at the average rate of 6.5 per cent as it is considered ideal, Industry Minister Fahmi Idris said.
"The rate of CPO export tax is already ideal," the minister said when he visited an integrated CPO factory of PT Musim Mas in Medan on Tuesday.
The minister made the statement amid complaints by a number of CPO producers that the competitive edge of their CPO products had been weakened by the government's CPO export tax of 6.5 per cent.
Fahmi said the rate had been imposed in an effort to keep cooking oil prices at a moderate level and to guarantee supply in the market.
Besides, the government also hoped that with the government's fiscal policy, growth of downstream industries could be boosted, the minister said.
Therefore, he added, the government did not impose a too high export ...
Source: HighBeam Research, INDONESIAN GOVT TO KEEP CPO EXPORT TAX RATE AT 6.5 PCT.