Tax Amnesty Application to Consider

Tax Amnesty Application to Consider
Macro Bappenas Planning Director Bambang Prijambodo added tax amnesty application to be considered with reference to how much the domestic economy's response when the facility was given and the fairness of taxation. Referring to the first consideration, the application of a tax amnesty in order to encourage repatriation of capital into the country become irrelevant. "If hope is to attract capital, the government should fix the real sector of the business climate, rather than applying the tax amnesty. Impact granting tax amnesty to entry of smaller capital inflow to the economy, even greater if we focus on developing the real sector," he said, in Jakarta, Friday (23/10/2009).

Viewed from the side of tax fairness, clarity, fairness requires the state to all the people. That is, if the government should make exception to the tax obligation, it was done with a rational basis and is urgent to encourage economic activity.

"There is the justice that should be reflected in the attitude of the State. So this should be considered correct by the State (if the tax amnesty should be applied)," he explained.

Members of the House Commission XI Andi Rahmat explained, the concept of amnesty tax policy that will be encouraged Parliament in 2009/2014 Prolegnas would be restricted to criminal sanctions taxation. "So there is no connection with another crime," he said.

Andi said, the process for the draft Bill on Tax Amnesty continues to this day. Composition is done by reference to current conditions. He added that if it was agreed then this bill would be a legal umbrella that stands alone.