DGT Opens Voice About The Statement Of The Chairman Of Committee IV DPD RI

Directorate General of Taxes (Photo: Doc. Antara)

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has opened its voice regarding the statement of Committee IV DPD RI which stated that it could only collect 20 million tax invoices in January 2025, compared to the same period in the previous year of 60 million tax invoices.

Therefore, the Ministry of Finance's DGT submitted a right to answer VOI reports entitled Sri Mulyani and DPD Suddenly Hold Closed Meetings which aired on February 18, 2025.

Director of Counseling, Services, and Public Relations of the Directorate General of Taxes, Dwi Astuti, revealed that in accordance with applicable regulations, the DGT hereby conveyed its right to be responsible for the contents of the news in the article.

"The contents in the news citing the statement of Committee IV DPD RI, Ahmad Nawardi, who stated that he received information that the Directorate General of Taxes could only collect 20 million invoices in January 2025 from the previous period in the same period last year as many as 60 million tax invoices , is inappropriate news because the data used in the news was not confirmed in advance to the DGT," he said in a letter received by VOI, Friday, February 28.

Dwi emphasized that the issuance of tax invoices had been carried out as much as 52,506,836 for the January 2025 period.

"DJP has issued a written statement number KT-06/2025 dated February 13, 2025 regarding the issuance of Tax Facilities, one of which states that the number of tax invoices that have been issued is 52,506,836 for the January 2025 period," he said.

"Based on Article 1 paragraph (11), (12), and (13); Article 3 paragraph (1); Article 5 paragraphs (1) and (3); as well as Article 6 and Explanation of Article 6 of Law Number 40 of 1999 concerning the Press and referring to Press Council Regulation Number: 6/Regulation-DP/V/2008 concerning Ratification of Press Council Decree Number 03/SK-DP/III/2006 concerning Journalistic Code of Ethics As Press Council Regulations, as well as in order to apply the principles of balanced, correct, accurate, and in accordance with existing facts, we hope that the editor-in-chiefs may be able to conduct training and corrections to the title and content of the news in question in the next issue so that there are no errors in silence in society," he explained.

"Thus, it is hoped that the news carried out can have a positive impact on the wider community through the delivery of appropriate, accurate, and correct information," he added.