Indonesia raises crude palm oil tax to 10.5 percent for July

JAKARTA, June 27:  Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, has set its export tax for crude palm oil at 10.5 percent for July, up from 9 percent in June, a trade ministry official said on Thursday.
The export tax on cocoa bean exports was left at 5  percent, said Bachrul Chairi, director general of foreign trade at the trade ministry.
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