By: Mohammad Irfandi *)
Today,
we are still talking about Tax Amnesty Policy in Indonesia. Many accidents have
been happening in Indonesia during implementation of Tax Amnesty. One of them
is an rejecting statement from Singapore Bank to declare the Singapore Bank
customer from Indonesia joining Tax Amnesty in their own country.
Indonesian
public reacted strongly to the attitude of private banks in Singapore to expose
the names of customers who follow the tax amnesty program alias tax amnesty to
local police. Even some public Indonesia considered Singapore real panic and
tried to maneuver success tackle tax amnesty.
Observer
taxes from Danny Darussalam Tax Center (DDTC), Darussalam had said that the
attitude of the parties in Singapore against tax amnesty is a natural thing to
tax competition. When Singapore to respond in such a manner related to tax
amnesty program shows that this is the right policy in the context of reforming
the tax system Indonesia and in order to attract capital to enter Indonesia.
As
we all know, Singapore is the country’s favorite Indonesian citizens to save
funds. The low taxes in the Pride Lands to suck the wealth-citizen to park
their money.
Indonesian
taxpayer funds were deposited in Singapore is estimated to reach Rp3,000
trillion, both of which have been reported or not reported. Total about 56
percent of total bank deposits in Singapore to reach Rp5,300 trillion.
The
funds will be used for the development of Singapore’s liquidity. When all funds
in Singapore citizen could be towed back to Indonesia through the tax amnesty,
then the system will be disrupted liquidity Singapore. Because of that,
Singapore is very concerned to keep the funds of the citizen to remain in cash
Singaporean banks.
Previously,
the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Indonesia recognizes, major banks
in Singapore has given a tempting offer that treasure Indonesian entrepreneurs
remain stored in the Pride Lands. Some Singapore banks are willing to pay 4
percent of the ransom repatriation of assets belonging to Indonesian citizens
stored in the country.
According
to the Chamber of Commerce, the effort is a testament to the abundance of
things citizens who are in Singapore. During this time, the funds of citizens
in Singapore many assessed that contribute to the economic growth of the total
area of no more than the Jakarta area.
Despite
getting a tempting offer, Kadin said that he supports a tax amnesty. According
to Kadin, treasures citizens who are abroad, including in Singapore, it is time
to return to Indonesia to contribute to development.
Even Singapore banks
are willing to pay 4 percent of the ransom repatriation of assets belonging to
Indonesian citizens stored in the country, Indonesia Government have to do something
to make the Indonesian people wealth come back to Indonesia to support national
economy development.
