据路透社8月20日雅加达报道,印尼财政部一位高级官员周三表示,由于预计明年原油价格仍将疲软,印尼未来可能进一步提高棕榈油出口税,以支持其雄心勃勃的生物柴油计划。
印尼对棕榈油出口征税,以弥补棕榈油燃料与化石柴油燃料之间的成本差额,作为对生产商的激励措施。
然而,今年原油价格的大幅下跌扩大了两种燃料之间的价差。
“我们预测2021年的情况将与2020年类似,生物燃料的价格将高于化石燃料,"财政部财政政策办公室负责人Febrio Kacaribu周三在线上直播的研讨会上表示。
他说,在政府制定更全面的政策以实现其生物能源目标的同时,征收的税款可能不得不增加。
他表示,政府尚未准备好披露该计划的细节。
这个世界最大的棕榈油生产商在6月份将原油棕榈油出口征税提高到每吨55美元,政府已经承诺为该计划提供2.78万亿卢比的财政援助。
去年年底,生物柴油混合物中棕榈油基燃料的含量从20%扩大到30%,以吸收该国更多的植物油产量,削减柴油燃料进口。
印尼首席经济部长Airlangga Hartarto上月表示,他的目标是到明年7月将棕榈油含量扩大到40%。
沈韩晔 摘译自 路透社
原文如下:
Indonesia mulls palm oil levies increase to support biodiesel plans
Indonesia may further increase palm oil export levies in future to support its ambitious biodiesel programme as the price of crude oil is expected to remain weak next year, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Indonesia collects levies from palm oil exports to fund the cost difference between fuel made from palm oil and fossil diesel fuel as incentives for producers.
However, a sharp drop in crude oil prices this year has widened the price difference between the two fuels.
"In 2021, we predict that the situation will be similar to 2020 where the price of biofuels will be higher than the fossil fuels," Febrio Kacaribu, head of Finance Ministry's fiscal policy office, said on Wednesday at seminar streamed online.
He said the levy collection may have to increase while the government formulates a more comprehensive policy to achieve its bioenergy goals.
The government was not ready yet to disclose details of the plan, he said.
The world's top palm oil producer raised its levy on crude palm oil exports in June to $55 per tonne and the government has pledged 2.78 trillion rupiah financial assistance for the programme.
The content of palm oil-based fuel in the biodiesel mix was expanded to 30% late last year from 20%, to absorb more of the country's production of the vegetable oil and slash diesel fuel imports.
Indonesia's chief economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, said last month that he was targeting expansion of the palm oil content to 40% by July next year.