Kideco, Adaro, dan Berau merupakan tiga dari lima perusahaan yang menunggak pembayaran royalti batu bara karena merasa memiliki reimbursement tagihan kepada pemerintah.
Kideco, Adaro and Berau were among five coal companies that had previously refused to pay the royalties on the ground the government had yet to disburse tax restitutions to which they were entitled.