5 Points of Spicy Eks Depending Lutfi to Singapore on Smoke Fog

The Minister of Trade Eks Muhammad Lutfi issued a number of critics against the Singapore government that was planning to send a warning letter to seven RI companies related to forest fires and land causes smoke fog across the border.

Lutfi assessed Singapore needs to check out companies that have headquarters or are recorded at the country's market, but are suspected of having business connections with plantations in Indonesia.

He highlighted the business models of companies, tax incentives, alleged overseas misdirection, to law enforcement against big businessmen.

According to Lutfi, Indonesia bears the effects of fires and environmental damage, while the profit of the business activities goes to Singapore.

Here are the five main points of the Mendag Lutfi criticism against Singapore:

Lutfi questioned the steps of the Singapore government that announced seven companies in Indonesia as parties suspected of a smoke-causing fire.

He assessed Singapore authorities also need to track the companies' connections to a company that owns a holding company or recorded in the Singapore exchange.

He mentioned reports of October 2026 Greenpeace, which, according to him, highlighted the spot on a number of major palm groups, including the First Resources and Bumitama Agri in Singapore.

"So which one is it, Minister Grace Fu? When those companies asked for tax discounts, you claimed their decision to be taken in Singapore. But turn up smoke fog, suddenly you pretend they had nothing to do with Singapore," Lutfi said in the upload reels on its official Instagram, Monday (19 / 10).

Lutfi judges Singapore offers a global profit by providing headquarters and decision-making locations, while production activities like plantations are placed in other countries which have cheaper costs.

He also offended Singapore's tax incentives through headquarters and Global Trader Programme. According to Lutfi, the facility requires staff, real expenses, as well as business operations in Singapore.

He questioned the consistency of the Singapore government in admitting its association with his country when giving tax facilities, but was judged to ignore that relationship when it came to smoke smoke.

"Why is that? Look at the Singapore economic model. Singapore has no vast land and no large domestic markets. So what they sell is what they don't need land; they become corporate headquarters, capital, and they just make decisions, or what they call headquarter status,

Lutfi highlighted the business patterns of palm companies that, according to Lutfi's claims, used funds from banks in Indonesia to build farms, then formed a holding company in Singapore and put stock into the country.

He suspected that such a business structure could be used to divert profits and suppress taxes paid in Indonesia.

In pricing transfer practice, a transaction between parties in particular can affect profit distribution and tax obligations. However, the use of cross-country corporate structures did not alone prove to be tax abuses.

"The pricing transfer is sold first from Indonesia to their trade companies in Singapore so that profit value is transferred overseas, designed to tax effective, pay minimum income tax in Indonesia, and park his fortune in Singapore," said Lutfi.

He assessed the pattern potentially harming Indonesia through a lack of tax acceptance, while the company and managing assets in Singapore still profit.

Lutfi urged the Singapore government not to stop on sending warning letters to companies in Indonesia.

He asked the state authorities to examine a company that had business connections with Singapore if there were indications of involvement in fires causing smoke across the border.

In addition to the era of President Susilo Basiler Yudhoyono and President Jokowi also questioned the application of Singapore law against large businessmen who own parent companies, recorded companies, or family offices in the country.

"Why don't they ever get sued? Don't just write letters. Don't just send a warning to Jakarta. Search their offices in Singapore using Singapore law! '

Lutfi assesses law enforcement should apply to all parties, including great businessmen. He asked Singapore to prove his resolve if there was evidence of a breach, not just to direct action against companies operating in Indonesia.

Lutfi also criticizes Indonesian businessmen who think he trusts Singapore government more than his own country.

He assessed this problem not only regarding smoke fog, but also business benefits management, tax reception, and corporate responsibility to the environment.

He warned us that the Singapore government would be judged to protect the interests of big business businesses.

"Here's my message to Indonesian typhers who trust Singapore government more than their own country: If the Singapore government wants to dance to protect the interests of this business, I'll keep turning this business until they don't know how to stop it. You'll see," Lutfi's lips.