Info SAWIT, PALANGKARAYA –Central Kalimantan is one province producing crude palm oil. There have been 47 foreign companies. But the plantation companies could not increase the regional budget. Governor of Central Kalimantan, SugiantoSabran said, there are lots of poor men there.

This happens for the headquarters of the palm oil companies are in Jakarta. The taxes are paid to Jakarta. In the future, his side will notice the issue by publishing Regulation of Governor. “We should discuss about this,” he recently said in Palangkaraya.

The Regional Budget of the Province just reached about Rp 1.2 billion. But if in calculation, Sabran said, it could be about Rp 2 billion and could be reaching up to Rp 4 billion. So we are controlling this issue. Of 47 foreign companies, 17 of them still face overlapping areas with the people. “We will sue those having overlapping and would give the areas to the people,” Sugianto said.(T2)