Tax Amnesty Fund Hoped to Finance Government Projects
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has conveyed his wish that the money collected from the tax amnesty program would be allocated to productive sectors, such as to fund the Ministry’s future planned projects.
“Our task is to make this funding productive,” Budi Karya said on Thursday, November 24, 2016.
According to him, the transportation sector needs a Rp1,600 trillion in the course of five years. The currently available funds is a mere Rp450 trillion. This shows that the Ministry needs a large amount of funding.
Budi said his office promises to give state-own enterprises (BUMN) and private firms a much bigger role following the instruction for the BUMN and private firms to be involved more in government projects. For example, if there are 20-40 ports and 10-20 airports that will be privatized, “[so,] with the role of BUMN and private firms, it is hoped that the investment climate would get better,” he said.
The ministry, Budi Karya said, has intensified their cooperation with a number of businessmen to avoid a gap between businessmen with state officials. “As far as it’s legal and based on the constitutions, we’ll do it.”
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