House Calls on Govt to Look into Tax Mafia

Ketua Komisi III Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, Bambang Soesatyo.
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VIVAnews – The House of Representatives Commission III member from Golkar faction Bambang Soesatyo urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to look more into tax suspects who allowed multinational oil and gas companies not paying taxes. According to him, there are individuals in the respective ministries who are involved in tax mafia.

“The identity of tax-delinquent companies must be exposed, but more importantly is the investigation into the tax mafia’s role in this matter,” Bambang Soesatyo told VIVAnews, Sunday, July 17.

Earlier, KPK Deputy Chairperson Haryono Umar said that there are 14 oil and gas companies which have yet to pay tax, causing the state to lose around Rp1.6 trillion.

According to Bambang, the arrears of 14 multinational oil and gas companies are ridden by irregularities. “These irregularities indicate the modus of tax fraud. Only a tax mafia could manipulate tax in such a way,” he said.

He went on that the irregularities are formulated by the tax mafia, as tens of multinational companies could escape tax arrears for years. “It is unusual that the arrears of such a long period could be missed by Tax Directorate officials, especially when the amount reaches Rp1.6 trillion,” he said.

Another irregularity is that, he said, tens of multinational oil and gas companies have the arrears together. This kind of case is rare. “If tens of companies are of different sectors, it is normal,” he said.

These facts, he said, can confirm the allegation of an operating tax mafia. “This means the tax mafia has taken advantage of those oil and gas companies in tax fraud,” he said.

Thus, he went on, the investigation process should not only be focused on the role of some individuals in the Directorate General of Taxes. “But also other ministries and institutions which monitor oil and gas companies’ operation in the country,” he said.

Bambang believed that the tax mafia misused the poor monitoring mechanism of tax collection. In addition, tax mafia is also also seen making use of the flaw of Article 22 Point 1 of Law No. 28/2007 on Tax Procedures as regards tax fraud. “The article says the right to collect tax expires after five years,” he said.

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Translated by: Indah Lestari

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