MSMEs In Mataram Note! Must Have The Courage To Report Mass Organizations Or Personnel Who Submit Proposals Asking For THR

Head of the Department of Communication and Information (Diskominfo) Mataram City I Nyoman Swandiasa. (AMONG)

MATARAM - The Mataram City Government, West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) has asked micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to report to the nearest authorities if there are levies from mass organizations or government officials under the guise of requesting holiday allowances (THR).

"The public, business actors, and MSMEs must have the courage to report the actions of these individuals to the authorities so that they can be followed up," said Head of the Mataram City Communications and Information Office (Diskominfo) I Nyoman Swandiasa in Mataram, Antara, Friday, April 22.

The statement was conveyed in response to indications of a new mode of levy under the guise of THR carried out by mass organizations, or even unscrupulous government officials to MSME actors.

According to Swandiasa, special regulations from local governments to anticipate the actions of unscrupulous mass organizations and government officials who collect THR under the guise of THR to MSME actors do not yet exist.

However, this is already regulated in the legal regulation of the crime of extortion, so it must be reported to the nearest police officer.

"So far there has been no THR levy to MSME actors, if there is we make sure it is unlicensed and illegal," he said.

Whatever the reason, he said, levies must have a clear legal basis, whether it be levies, taxes and others.

"If it is outside the provisions, it can be ascertained that the levy is illegal and the people who are harmed have the right to report it to the authorities," he said.

However, continued Swandiasa, in Mataram City so far there have been no reports of such cases, although in other areas this mode has occurred.

"It's just that we need to anticipate this potential, by reminding business actors and the public in general to report to the nearest authorities if they find similar cases," he said.