September 01, 2021
Located at Kendal Regency Regent's Office, business actors in
Kendal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) signed the MSME Partnership Declaration
(1/9/21). Kendal SEZ became the first industrial area to launch a partnership
between business actors (investors) and MSMEs. Kendal SEZ based on industrial
estates, which was inaugurated by President Jokowi and Singapore Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong in 2016, was given a direct message by the President that the
presence of Kendal Industrial Park (KIP) must be able to provide community
welfare and support regional development.
Didik Purbadi as Director of KIP said that KIP as a national
Strategic Project was developed for 2200 hectares, and as a joint venture
between PT Jababeka Tbk (KIJA) and Sembcorp - Singapore is committed to always
supporting government programs. This partnership with MSMEs is a manifestation
of the industrial existence to synergize with MSMEs in advancing Kendal
Regency. Didik hopes that this partnership can be based on the principles of
GCG (Good Corporate Governance). "We hope that with this partnership
program, business actors in Kendal SEZ and MSMEs can grow together with growth
and sustain in advancing Kendal," he said.
The signing of the MSME Partnership Declaration was also attended
by Kendal Regent Dico M Ganinduto and Anang Widiasmoro as Head of Kendal SEZ
Administrator. In the signing ceremony, there were eight business actors who
participated, one of which was PT Kawasan Industri Kendal as the developer
business entity of Kendal SEZ, and 7 other business actors who were members of
Kendal SEZ. These include PT Master Kidz Indonesia, PT Eclat Textile
International, PT Global Textile Indonesia, PT Sinar Harapan Plastik, PT Auri
Steel Metalindo, PT Maju Bersama Gemilang, and PT Borine Technology Indonesia.
The companies come from several countries, namely Indonesia, Singapore, Hong
Kong, China and Taiwan.
Meanwhile, during the event, Dico expressed his gratitude to the
business actors for investing in Kendal SEZ. As his appreciation, he promised
convenience for investors to invest in Kendal SEZ. Dico also welcomed the
partnership between business actors and MSMEs, including local and national
business actors.
Dico stated that the Kendal government promised to fight for
investors' expectations regarding tax allowance and tax holiday could be
realized by BKPM. “In my vision and mission, I want to create easy investment
as well as a safe and comfortable investment climate in Kendal Regency. For
business actors who have signed a partnership today and the file requirements
are complete, we will help to immediately realize the tax allowance and tax
holiday.” This is also the first time that business actors can enjoy tax
allowances and tax holidays even though they are still in the construction
process.
Andy Chan, President Director of PT Master
Kidz Indonesia also expressed the hope that the tax allowance and tax holiday
would be realized soon. According to him, the Tax Holiday is one of the reasons
they are interested in investing in Kendal SEZ, therefore he hopes that the tax
allowance and tax holiday can be resolved soon. The same hope was also conveyed
by Auripallas Pramana (President Director of PT Auri Steel Metalindo),
"For steel and galvalume industrial companies like us, of course we really
hope that we can enjoy this tax holiday soon. Since we started operating in
Kendal SEZ, we have made partnerships in terms of recruiting local workers,
involving MSMEs in making company uniforms, as well as making the remaining
materials of our production to be reprocessed by MSMEs into various stoves and
agricultural tools."
On the same occasion, Hary Tio as President
Director of PT Sinar Harapan Plastik said that previously his party had
partnered with vocational training for labor recruitment at his first factory,.
He also would do the same thing for the factory in the Kendal SEZ. Likewise, PT
Eclat Textile International, directly hopes that Kendal Government will assist
them in conducting labor recruitment partnerships, "Currently we are
training 400-500 workers that we prepare for the production section. But in the
future we need up to 6000 workers, therefore we expect government support and assistance
in terms of the availability of trained workers" said Jake Su (General
Plant Manager of PT Eclat Textile International).
As for answering the expectations from
business actors regarding the realization of the tax holiday, Dico said that in
this case he received a direct order from the Coordinating Minister for the
Economy. The ordes is for business actors in Kendal SEZ whose complete the administration, the tax holiday can be issued
immediately.