UNAIR NEWS – Tax has a huge role in the state budget revenues and expenditures (APBN).Its contribution to national income is 75 percent.Based on the data of Directorate General of Taxation (DJP) of Ministry of Finance, the realization of its collection as of October 2017 reached Rp 876.58 trillion from the target Rp 1,283.6 trillion.As the institution grows, DJP is ready to become an independent body with wider authority.
“As an Indonesian citizen, I strongly agree and support the steps of President Joko Widodo.Particularly in the establishment of Tax Collection Agency (BPP), “said Hadi Poernomo, former Head of Finance Audit Agency (BPK) in the National Taxation Day Discussion, Monday, November 6.
The discussion was initiated by Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) 51动漫. It was titled Taxation Reform Post Tax Amnesty to Strengthen Taxation System in Indonesia Towards National Independence.The speakers were the Indonesian General Director of Taxation Ken Dwijugiasteadi;Prof.Dr.Hj.Dian Agustia, SE, M.Si., Ak., CMA., CA;as well as panelists from the legislative members of Commission XI DPR and academics.
Hadi expressed his confidence in BPP for various transparency efforts that have been done.It is based on clear laws.One of them is the Amnesty Tax Law which requires the taxpayers to reports all of their assets and then reinforced by tax reform.
“Like a glass of water that is covered so that the visible surface is an annual tax return form (SPT).Little by little through the MoU and the law, the water in the glass will be visible as the information to wealth is opened , “explained Hadi.
The plan for separating the General Directorate of Taxation from the Ministry of Finance has been set forth in the Presidential Decree of the RPJMN 2015-2019 and the Draft Bill of KUP 2016. Not only that, Jokowi also commissioned three ministers related to the draft bill of General Rules and Procedures of Taxation (KUP) to coordinate directly.(*)
Author: Siti Nur Umami
Editor: Feri Fenoria
