Unequivocal! Tax Managers Will Be Made DPOs, Calls Advertised Through Mass Media

Director General of Taxes Suryo Utomo (Photo: Capture the screen of the Ministry of Finance's Youtube)

The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) stated that with the issuance of Government Regulation (PP) Number 50 concerning Procedures for the Implementation and Fulfillment of Tax Obligations, it is possible for forced efforts to citizens who are known to be absent from fulfilling taxes.

Director General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Suryo Utomo said that this effort was an optimization of the function of law enforcement through investigative activities.

"In this investigation, we usually summon suspects or potential suspects," he said when answering questions from the media crew at a press conference on our State Budget, Tuesday, December 20.

According to Suryo, if the summons process is not present, then in accordance with PP 50/2022 and the Law on Harmonization of HPP Tax Regulations, the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance can make summons by informing public channels.

"We will call through the media," he said.

Suryo added that the government is also preparing another strategy if the tax evader is still reluctant to solve the problem completely.

"In fact, we can even propose (the name of this person) to be included as a wanted list (DPO) or a red notice internationally," he stressed.

Even so, Suryo was reluctant to reveal how many tax evaders had entered the government's radar for investigation.

The number depends on when we carry out an investigation. One thing that is certain is that we will carry out the procedure as well as possible," he said.

On this occasion, Sri Mulyani's subordinate also said that the realization of tax revenues until December 14, 2022 had reached IDR 1,634.3 trillion. This value has exceeded 110 percent of the target set in the 2022 State Budget of IDR 1,485 trillion in accordance with Presidential Decree 98/2022.