Direction of Tax Policy

In the midst of great expectations for tax collection, there appears to be confusion in the direction of the tax policy.

Kompas/Didie SW

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Last month, the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo turned 3 years old. His leadership during the period was marked with a paradigm shift in fiscal policy, transitioning from expenditures to revenues.

If, in the past, we were always struggling to keep subsidies from rising, now the challenge is our ability to raise sufficient state revenues to finance development. In the midst of great expectations for tax collection following the tax amnesty, there appears to be confusion in the direction of the tax policy. Then, what has the Jokowi government achieved, what are its challenges and the work that remains?