Jakarta, May 5 -- Jakarta will maintain fiscal incentives for battery electric vehicles, including exemptions from motor vehicle tax and transfer fees, as part of efforts to accelerate clean energy adoption and support Indonesia's green transport transition.

The policy aligns with a directive from the Home Affairs Ministry, which calls for regional governments to provide tax exemptions for battery electric vehicles, according to a statement from Jakarta Revenue Agency Head Lusiana Herawati on Tuesday.

"The Jakarta government remains consistent in providing incentives in the form of PKB and BBNKB (Motor Vehicle Tax Transfer and Motor Vehicle Title Transfer Fee) exemptions for battery electric vehicles," Lusiana said, referring to motor v...