JAKARTA - Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa officially appointed four new officials in the North Jakarta Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) Regional Office, on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
To note, the inauguration was carried out after several tax officials at the North Jakarta Sub-Tax Service Office (KPP) were caught in the Operation Catch Hand (OTT) by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in early January 2026.
The officials are suspected of being involved in a bribery case related to the manipulation of the PT Wanatiara Persada Land and Building Tax (PBB).
"Alhamdulillah, we praise and thank God that we are all given health and can gather in this room today. We gather to witness an important moment, namely the inauguration of four environmental officials, the Director General of Taxes," he said.
The four officials who were inaugurated consisted of the Head of the North Jakarta DJP Regional Office, Untung Supardi, the Head of the North Jakarta KPP Deputy Gorga Parlaungan, the Head of the Supervision Section III of the North Jakarta KPP Deputy Hadi Suprayitno, and a Junior Expert Functional Officer at the North Jakarta KPP Deputy Andika Arisandi.
He emphasized that this inauguration was not just a ceremonial, but an important momentum to reaffirm the trust of the state and the community in the tax institution.
"I keep saying that trust is expensive, it takes a long time to build it, maybe it could be our whole life throughout our career in the Ministry of Finance, but it is easy to damage, if we are rare, one second, one day, all the good images we build together have been damaged. It can only be with one incident, we can immediately collapse," he said.
Purbaya emphasized that the position was not a gift, but a great trust that determined the credibility of the Ministry of Finance and the sustainability of state revenues.
According to him, public trust is a costly asset because it takes a long time to build, but can collapse in just one incident of deviation.
"If we don't take the right steps, the necessary steps, which can restore public confidence. This trust is not built through slogans, not through ceremonial events, but through daily behavior. Professional, transparent, and accountable for years," said Purbaya.
Purbaya reminded that one person who abuses his authority can damage the work of thousands of employees who have worked honestly.
He admitted that he would not hesitate to impose firm sanctions on tax officials who were proven to be deviant, ranging from transfers to remote areas to dismissal, according to the level of violation.
"I have no hesitation in conveying the attitude that tax officials who abuse their authority will be subject to severe sanctions. Starting from mutation to remote areas, to termination according to the level of their violation. This is not because I am emotional or want to style, but this is because the country should not be cratered by deviations," he said.
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