The Draft Revision Of The KUP Law Turns Out It Hasn't Landed On The House Leadership Table, Dasco Wonders Why The Staple Food Tax Is Noisy

Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. (Photo: dpr.go.id)

JAKARTA - The leak of the government's plan to apply a value added tax (PPN) on basic commodities from the agriculture, plantation, forestry, livestock and fishery sectors or PPN for basic necessities has sparked a polemic in the public sphere.

Many criticized, it turns out that the draft revision of the Law on General Provisions and Tax Procedures (KUP) has not yet reached the table of the DPR RI leadership.

"Until today, it has not reached the leadership table," said Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Friday, June 11.

The chairman of the DPR, who is the coordinator of the economy and finance (Korekkeu), admitted that he was surprised by the noise in the news about the increase in VAT. Moreover, in addition to VAT on basic goods, there is also VAT on education services.

According to him, if it is not immediately clarified, this issue will certainly confuse the public.

"Things that then develop in society, on social media, it can also be confusing because there is no material for that," Dasco explained.

Nevertheless, he reminded and at the same time ensured that every policy taken by the government must be consulted with the DPR RI first.

"Every policy that will be issued by the government, especially with regard to the general public, will usually be consulted with the DPR," said the daily chairman of the Gerindra Party DPP.

It is known, the Government plans to impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) on basic goods needed by the people.

The policy will be contained in the expansion of the object of VAT which is regulated in the revision of Law Number 6 of 1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures (KUP).

Basic goods that are urgently needed by the community and are not subject to VAT were previously regulated in the Minister of Finance Regulation number 116/PMK.010/2017.

These goods include rice and grain, corn, sago, soybeans, consumption salt, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables, sweet potatoes, spices, and consumable sugar.