Jakarta, July 8 -- The Indonesian government will soon announce its response to the United States' decision to maintain a 32 percent import tariff on Indonesian goods, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday.

"We will announce our response later on," she told reporters after attending a plenary session at the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta.

She confirmed that Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto would again travel to the US to continue negotiations.

Deputy Finance Minister Anggito Abimanyu said more time is needed to assess the potential economic impact, noting that the policy has not yet been implemented.

"It is not effective yet. I cannot say anything as nothing is final," he remark...