Natural Resource Taxation in the Asia-Pacific Region
Jakarta, Indonesia
August 11-13, 2015
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia and the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department hosted a three-day conference on Natural Resource Taxation in the Asia-Pacific Region, in Jakarta, Indonesia, from August 11 to 13, 2015.
This conference brought together senior government officials, international experts, IMF staff and participants from other technical assistance providers in the area. It had three main objectives: (i) to provide a forum for participating countries to exchange views and experiences on the challenges and macroeconomic considerations they face in evaluating and administering their extractive industries (EI) fiscal regimes (mining and petroleum); (ii) to have international experts discuss economic principles and other considerations for the design, implementation, and evaluation of EI fiscal regimes; and (iii) to provide an opportunity for finance, tax, and EI sector officials from the region to learn from their colleagues, and to hear more about the work of the IMF and other international institutions on the taxation of EI.
The conference was organized through the IMF Topical Trust Fund on Managing Natural Resource Wealth.
The conference was by invitation only.
Day 1, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 |
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8:45 – 9:30 am | Registration |
9:30 - 10:00 am | Opening RemarksMardiasmo, Vice Minister of Finance, Indonesia Peter Mullins, International Monetary Fund |
10:00 - 10:15 am | Photo Session |
10:15 - 10:45 am | Session 1: General Discussion of the Topics to be Addressed During the ConferenceChair: Suahasil Nazara, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia Presenter:
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10:45 - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Session 2: Design Principles and Practice of Fiscal Regimes for EIChair: IGN Wiratmaja Puja, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia Presenters:
Discussant: Pietro Guj, University of Western Australia |
12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
1:30 - 3:30 pm | Session 3: Fiscal Regimes for EI: Issues and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific RegionChair: Ben Bingham, International Monetary Fund Presenters:
Panel Discussion: Experiences in the Asia-Pacific Region
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3:30 - 3:45 pm | Coffee Break |
3:45 - 5:15 pm | Session 4: Fiscal Regimes for EI: Lessons from Other Countries in Asia-Pacific RegionChair: Batbayar Enkhtaivan, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia Presenter:
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5:15 - 6:30 pm | Session 5: Fiscal Regimes for EI: Issues and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific RegionChair: Peter Mullins, International Monetary Fund Presenter:
Panel Discussion: The experience of Pacific Island States
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6:30 - 8:00 pm | Informal reception (drinks and hors d’oeuvres) |
Day 2, Wednesday, August 12, 2015 |
9:00 - 10:30 am | Session 6: Evaluation of Fiscal Regimes for EIChair: Peter Mullins, International Monetary Fund Presenter:
Discussant: Bryan Land, World Bank |
10:30 - 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
10:45 am - 12:15 pm | Session 8: Fiscal Transparency – Natural Resource RevenueChair: Wawan Juswanto, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia Presenters:
Discussant: Enkhbayar Nemekhbayar, Ministry of Mining, Mongolia |
12:15 - 1:15 pm | Lunch Break |
1:15 - 2:45 pm | Session 7: International Taxation - Issues for Extractive IndustriesChair: Philip Daniel, Resource Governance Advisor Presenter:
Panel Discussion: International Tax Issues
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2:45 - 3:00 pm | Coffee Break |
3:00 - 4:30 pm | Session 9: Tax Administration and Interagency CoordinationChair: Fernanda Borges, Ministry of Finance, Timor-Leste Presenters:
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4:30 - 6:00 pm | Session 10: Administering Fiscal Regimes for EI: Issues and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific RegionChair: Scott Shelton, International Monetary Fund Presenters:
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6:00 - 7:30 pm | Informal reception (drinks and hors d’oeuvres) |
Day 3, Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
9:00 - 10:45 am | Session 11: National Resource Companies (NRCs), State Participation and Regulatory AgenciesChair: Wawan Juswanto, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia Presenters:
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10:45 - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 12:15 pm | Session 11 (continued): National Resource Companies (NRCs), State Participation and Regulatory AgenciesChair: Bryan Land, World Bank Panel Discussion: The experiences of NRCs in the Asia-Pacific Region
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12:15 - 1:15 pm | Lunch |
1:15 - 3:00 pm | Session 12: Concluding panel – What have we learned and the way forwardChair: Peter Mullins, International Monetary Fund Panelists: Government Officials from the Asia-Pacific Region |
3:00 - 3:15 pm | Coffee Break |
3:15 - 3:45 pm | Concluding RemarksSpeaker: Astera Primanto Bhakti, Assistant, Minister of Finance, Indonesia |