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In order to facilitate the revitalization of the forest sector while providing direction in the development of plantation forest to ensure improvements in environment quality and assistance to the low-income communities' resident in and around forest areas and satisfying the growing demands of the wood industry, the Minister of Forestry has issued Regulation No. P.31/Menhut-II/2007.

Indonesian legislation generally requires the enactment of subsidiary or implementing legislation to give effect to the provisions provided for in the primary law. In this case, the Law on Water Resources (Law No. 7 of 2004), regulates the exploitation and management of ground water specifically in Articles 10, 12(3), 13(5), 37(3), 58(2), and 59. The rationale for the Regulation is that ground water plays a critical role in the sustaining of life generally but more importantly is that it sustains the life of the broader community. The Regulation provides for the taking of an inventory of ground water resources while promoting conservation and sustainable management of the resource for the long-term.

The House of Representatives (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat / DPR) has passed an Amendment Bill to Law No. 11 of 1995 on Excise. The overriding feature of this Bill is to maximize excise receipts to realize the prosperity of the nation. A grand vision but the passed Bill sets much lower limits for these receipts than earlier versions of the Bill that endured the debate and discussion process.

The Government of Jakarta has recognized that the uncontrolled use of surface water will ultimately lead to a drop not only in the amount of surface water available but also in the quality of the remaining surface water. With this in mind the Governor of Jakarta has issued Regulation No. 65 of 2007 to guarantee the quantity and quality of the surface water available and simultaneously take the necessary measures to ensure the conservation of what is considered to be a vital water resource.

The Minister of Finance (MoF) has issued Amendment Regulation No. 61/PMK.011/2007 to ensure that the price of cooking oil remains not only stable but that domestic supply demands are met. The mechanism to stabilize price and supply is the stipulation of tariffs levied on Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and its derivative products destined for export. This is the fifth amendment to Ministerial Regulation No. 92/PMK.02/2005 as amended by Ministerial Regulation No. 130/PMK.010/2005 on the Determination of the Certain Types of Goods for Export and the Size of Export Tariff Levied.