Apple earns more than 30 T in RI, but do not invest 300 billion

Jakarta –

The government still wants Apple to realize its investment in Indonesia. Apple has not yet fulfilled its total investment commitment of IDR 1.7 trillion in Indonesia.

As a result, the latest product, the iPhone 16, cannot be bought and sold in Indonesia.
According to the Minister of Industry (Menperin) And Gumiwang Kartasasmita, his party continues to negotiate with the technology giant from the United States (US).

And said that the unknown investment value is relatively small for a company like Apple, which is under IDR 300 billion. Some time ago he said that the value of the unrealized investment was around IDR 240 billion.

“We asked Indonesian Surveyors to study. And indeed, based on the study, there is a lack of investment that needs to be filled. Actually, it is not big, it is not big, it is less than IDR 300 billion after our investigation. For a company of that size, the amount is small,” he said at a Working Meeting with the VII DPR RI Commission in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/9/2024).

Agus said that the sales of mobile phones, handheld computers and tablets (HKT) by Apple in Indonesia in 2023 will exceed IDR 30 trillion. He also spoke about the principle of justice, and mentioned other companies that had fulfilled their investment commitments in Indonesia.

“Apple’s investment approved at that time was about IDR 1.7 trillion until 2023. How many sales of HKT Apple products will be sold in Indonesia? In 2023 only, Apple’s sales in Indonesia, only HKT , more than IDR 30 trillion,” said the industry minister.

In the future, three focuses will be pursued regarding this Apple investment. The first is to build research and development facilities in Indonesia that are different from academia.

Second, the Indonesian government asked Apple to make Indonesia part of its global value chain. There are 17 registered companies that are able to make various parts for Apple products.

“Secondly, Apple needs to look at and make sure that Indonesia is part of its global value chain. And we have identified about 17 companies out of the 6 categories of Apple parts or components that can be done in Indonesia. We will do business matching,” he said. explained.

The third is to develop the previously built Apple Academy. For your information, to meet the 35% Domestic Contribution Rate (TKDN) requirements set by the government, Apple chose an academic investment path.

According to the Minister of Industry, they are building an Apple Academy in South Tangerang, Batam and Surabaya. Agus confirmed that HKT products that do not comply with TKDN should not be distributed in Indonesia.

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