Indonesian energy official refusesto confirm coal export tax

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Manila - A senior Indonesian energy official Fridaydeclined to confirm local reports that the governmentintends to impose a tax on its country’s coal exports.The reports quoted Deddy Saleh, the director general offoreign trade at the trade ministry, as saying Friday that thegovernment had decided to impose an export tax on coal.However, Indonesian coal director Edi Prasodjo would notconfirm the reports and told Platts that the current exporttax legislation being prepared “is only for minerals.”