TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto wants to eliminate import quotas. This must not simply be a bluff or a way of replacing the existing players.
PRESIDENT Prabowo Subianto must keep his promise to eliminate import quotas. While they have been in force, particularly for food commodities, they have simply been an opportunity for rent seekers and tycoons close to the administration.
Prabowo revealed his plan to remove import quotas in a meeting attended by economic stakeholders in Jakarta at the beginning of April 2025. It is claimed that this move is part of negotiations with the government of the United States, which plans to impose high tariffs on Indonesian products. At…