Indonesia's government plan to divest BSI shares to global investors aims to establish a prominent Shariah bank. Yet, the offer for minority shareholding may raise doubts among investors.
The government requires increased revenue to meet various budgetary demands for ongoing and new priority programs. However, tax rate hikes are unpopular decisions for Jokowi in his final term or Prabowo in his first term.
Overall, in the banking industry, credit growth in 2023 was lower than the previous year. LPS highlights placements in non-productive investment instruments.
The Indonesian government claimed to have been able to collect a value-added tax of up to Rp 17.56 trillion from digital companies. However, many believed that the uncollectable tax remained huge.