Electric vehicle (EV) push is beginning to look like a policy contradiction. At the very moment the government reiterates its ambition to accelerate the energy transition, it is quietly allowing a key incentive to erode. With the issuance of a new regulation through the Ministry of Home Affairs, regional governments are no longer bound to keep EV taxes at zero. Instead, they are given discretion to impose or reduce levies such as vehicle ownership tax (PKB) and transfer fees (BBNKB). To subscribe please click here
