Excessive Authority

The business worlds criticism of the tax bill should be heeded. Tax revenues would increase if officials were clean.

October 25, 2005

THE planned changes to the Tax Law have drawn protests from businessmen. According to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Kadin), the bill does not accommodate the interests of businessmen because it is too one-sided with regard to the relationship between tax officials and taxpayers. Also, tax officials are seen as having too much power.

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