JAKARTA - The disclosure of the case of a hand-in-hand operation against former officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is considered to have the potential to have a subsequent impact on the business climate and the protection of domestic industries.
Anti-corruption activist Dendi Budiman said the practice of allegedly manipulating import values or under invoices was a serious threat to state revenues and domestic market stability.
"Manipulation of import values has a direct impact on state revenues while creating an unbalanced business competition," he said.
According to him, this practice not only has an impact on the fiscal, but also weakens the competitiveness of national business actors, especially MSMEs, due to the entry of imported goods at distorted prices.
He assessed that the administrative step in the form of the removal of the Director General of Customs and Excise was necessary to ensure that the investigation process was independent and to restore business actors' trust in the customs institution.
Meanwhile, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa emphasized that supervision is an inherent responsibility of leadership.
The government, he said, would not hesitate to replace officials if it was proven that there was negligence in supervision.
"If the suspect is really up to the level one below his leadership, we will continue to replace it until the top. We can no longer say, 'Oh I don't know it's too far below me.' You have to watch it," said Purbaya recently.
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