Government Pursues 200 Taxpayers, DPR: A Form Of Justice

Member of Commission XI of the House of Representatives, Charles Meikyansah, positively welcomed the Government's firm steps to pursue tax arrears from the 200 largest taxpayers (photo: x @DPR_RI)

"This is a positive signal that the fiscal law in Indonesia is equivalent, indiscriminately. Taxpayers who enjoy big profits must pay equivalent taxes, as MSMEs and employees have been obedient. This is an important momentum to uphold tax justice," Charles told reporters, Saturday, September 27.

Menurutnya, kebijakan ini penting untuk menjawab tuntutan masyarakat akan keadilan fiskal. Namun, ia mengingatkan kepercayaan publik perlu dibangun dengan transparansi dan pengawasan ketat dalam menjalankan kebijakan tersebut.

"We at Commission XI are committed to overseeing the entire tax collection process, so that it can take place fairly, transparently, and free from political intervention. Of course this step is a spirit that we need to support together," Charles said.

Charles also welcomed the Government's affirmation that it closed the door to a new tax amnesty scheme. He views that repeated tax amnesty will only give birth to moral hazards and damage taxpayer compliance.

Charles fully supports the Government's decision under Prabowo Subianto's leadership to reject the new tax amnesty scheme as part of efforts to strengthen voluntary tax compliance in Indonesia.

"Tax forgiveness repeatedly will only create injustice. We need to uphold a fair tax principle for all parties, without granting an exception. By rejecting the new tax amnesty scheme, we ensure better tax compliance in the future," concluded the legislator from the East Java IV electoral district. Previously, it was reported that the Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive stated that his party would pursue 200 large tax arrears who had not paid their trillions of rupiah tax debt even though they lost in court. Purbaya said that he already had a list of 200 major tax arrears whose tax dispute cases were already inkracht in court.

The tax arrears have a tax obligation of IDR 50 trillion-IDR 60 trillion. In the pursuit of taxes, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) will cooperate with the Prosecutor's Office, Police, and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to pursue non-compliance taxpayers.

In addition, there is also cooperation in exchanging data with ministries/agencies to collect taxes.