Service Tariffs at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Readjusted

Government Regulation No. 45 of 2016 (“SecondAmendment”) has just been issued and amends Government Regulation No. 45 of 2014 on the Types and Tariffs of Non-Tax State Revenue Applicable at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights(“Regulation 45/2014”) [1] for the second time. [2] In essence, the Second Amendment is aiming to optimize state income which derives from the Non-Tax State Revenue (Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak–“PNBP”) sector, while also ensuring better opportunities and greater ease of doing business within Indonesia, specifically for micro-, small- and medium-scale enterprises (Usaha Mikro, Kecil, Menengah–“UMKM”). [3] This objective is to be implemented through the revision and/or addition of a number of PNBP tariffs for various services which are provided at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (“Ministry”), including tariffs for intellectual-property services, legal services, asset-bequeathing services and immigration services.Intellectual-Property ServicesSeveral changes have been made which relate to PNBP tariffs for intellectual-property services, specifically: