The Tax Amnesty Law Needs Support
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally included the Tax Amnesty Law draft into its priority list, effectively bringing to life the Joko Widodo government's dream of curbing the surging budget deficits.
The government's efforts to manage the overstretched the State Budget, which usually occurs when the state misses its tax targets, must clearly be supported. It needs sufficient budget to implement programs, especially those with subsidies to the grass roots, but we should not put high hopes in the Tax Amnesty Law to open the floodgates to vast amount of funds stashed away overseas by our tycoons. That would be a misplaced hope.
The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally included the Tax Amnesty Law draft into its priority list, effectively bringing to life the Joko Widodo government's dream of curbing the surging budget deficits.
The government's efforts to manage the overstretched the State Budget, which usually occurs when the state misses its tax targets, must clearly be supported. It needs sufficient budget to implement programs, especially those with subsidies t
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