Inul Daratista Tears Broke When Confessing To Eddy Wijaya About The Increase In Entertainment Taxes

Inul Daratista (ist)

JAKARTA - Inul Daratista's singer spoke on the EdShareOn Podcast, Eddy Sharing and Discussion regarding new entertainment tax rates. As it is widely reported, the increase in entertainment tax rates is 40 to 75 percent, making many entertainment and creative industry players scream, including Inul Daratista.

Even on his Instagram account, Inul Daratista continues to express his disapproval of the increase in entertainment tax rates. Inul Daratista, the owner of a well-known family karaoke brand, continues to think about the fate of approximately 5,000 employees if he is forced to close all of his family karaoke outlets.

"This is assumed that if the government doesn't want to hear it, the entertainment tax remains at 40 percent, about Mba Inul decides to close the outlets? Then, what will happen to thousands of employees?" asked Eddy Wijaya.

Inul then fell silent, and then cried to reveal the answer.

"Closed sir," said Inul, crying and slowly wiping tears.

Not only his employees were affected, Inul also thought about the fate of his employees' families who would be affected, if his family karaoke business really stopped operating.

"There are employees of mine who have two children. On average, there are approximately 15 thousand to 20 thousand people who will be affected," said Inul lirih.

After the podcast, Eddy Wijaya was quite surprised to see Inul Daratista appear on the EdShareOn Podcast crying. He didn't expect it, because at the beginning of the conversation, Inul looked quite strong and cheerful.

"After I asked about the fate of the employee when the karaoke business closed due to the increase in the entertainment tax rate, I saw Inul shedding tears. I was also sad, imagining the fate of the employee and his family," said Eddy Wijaya to reporters who met him, Wednesday, January 17.

Eddy Wijaya also requested that the president, finance minister, and staff review the increase in entertainment tax rates by 40 percent.

"To the President, the Minister of Finance and his staff, I hope to consider this 40 percent entertainment tax, for the people who depend on living to earn a living in the tourism sector," said Eddy Wijaya.

As is widely reported, the government has imposed an increase in the entertainment tax rate of 40 to 75 percent based on Law Number 1 of 2022 which is used as a reference for the Regional Government to increase the entertainment tax to 40 percent and enforce it starting January 2024.

The increase in tax rates has invited protests from a number of entrepreneurs engaged in tourism, one of which is Inul Vista karaoke owned by Inul Daratista. Inul is one of the artists who continues to speak up against the implementation of the new tariff on social media and in the future he will move to conduct a Judicial Review to the Constitutional Court.