Jakarta, Feb. 26 -- The Indonesian Government has decided to temporarily postpone its plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks and vans from India for the Merah Putih Village Cooperative programme, as authorities seek to carefully assess the impact on the domestic industry.
Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said that he agreed with a proposal by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sufmi Dasco Ahmad to delay the import plan. The move comes as President Prabowo Subianto is on an overseas working trip.
Purbaya said President Prabowo has a clear stance on the issue, adding that the President wants to promote domestic industry.
News of the planned imports by state-owned PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara was first announced by Indian automotive company ...