Neraca Perdagangan Indonesia Diperkirakan Surplus pada Februari 2014
Indonesia`s Trade Balance is Expected Surplus in February 2014
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah memperkirakan terjadi surplus neraca perdagangan pada Februari 2014, karena kinerja ekspor yang membaik dan impor nonmigas yang mulai mengalami penurunan.
"Bisa surplus, Februasi ini tidak terlalu besar mungkin sekitar 400 juta dolar hingga 500 juta dolar AS," kata Menteri Keuangan Chatib Basri di Jakarta, Jumat.
Chatib mengatakan membaiknya kinerja neraca perdagangan tersebut, karena efek dari kenaikan PPh pasal 22 barang impor untuk mengurangi impor barang konsumsi dan peraturan terkait Kemudahan Impor Tujuan Ekspor (KITE), mulai terasa.
"Impornya turun, beberapa kebijakan seperti PPh 22 dan KITE sudah ada dampaknya. Memang Januari defisit, kemudian Februari naik tipis dan (surplus) akan terus tinggi," ujarnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian government has predicted a surplus in the trade balance in February 2014, due to improving export performance and declining imports of non-oil/gas commodities.
"There could be a surplus. It would not be too large, or would only range between US$400 million and US$500 million," Finance minister Chatib Basri said here on last weekend.
Basri added that the improving performance in the trade balance was caused by the effect of a hike in the income tax (PPh 22) on imports of goods to reduce imports of consumer products and regulations related to the ease of imports for the export purposes (KITE) program.
"Imports have dropped. Some of the policies, such as PPh 22 and KITE, have had an impact. A deficit did occur in January, but it has risen marginally in February and (afterwards) the surplus will continue to increase," he said.
