Unpaid Taxes Result in Administrative Hardships
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Jakarta, VIVA – The Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, stated that the government would complicate administrative matters for citizens who fail to fulfill their tax obligations to the state. One is making it more difficult to get a passport.
Pandjaitan mentioned that the government is focusing on digitalization to accelerate transformation, particularly through the Coretax application or the core tax administration system.
"If you want to process your passport, you can't because you haven't paid your taxes. You won't be able to renew your licenses either if you haven't paid (your taxes)," Pandjaitan said on Thursday (Jan 9).
He believes that digitalization will compel both individuals and companies to comply with their tax and royalty obligations.
Moreover, digitalization will also bring full transparency to public administration in Indonesia.
"This will truly make Indonesia more transparent in the future, with the help of machines," he added.
Ketua Dewan Ekonomi Nasional (DEN), Luhut B. Panjaitan
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Meanwhile, a member and Executive Secretary of DEN, Septian Hario Seto, stated that the implementation of SIMBARA could also enhance taxpayer compliance.
Seto explained that this is because the technology enables systematic detection of inaccurate data.
For instance, SIMBARA can block a company's coal sales if royalties have not been paid.
"In SIMBARA, if the royalties for the coal haven’t been paid, the system will block it. So the company won’t be able to sell coal until they settle their royalty dues," he concluded.
