"Whatever your business is, 25 percent of it belongs to the government, so please pay the taxes," the vice president said while opening the 7th National Congress of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in Bandung, West Java, on Monday.
Kalla expressed hope that the business community would become better, and the revenue in the form of taxes would increase.
He remarked that without taxes, the government will not have sufficient funds to develop infrastructure.
"Do not protest about the high interest rates and lack of ports, among others, as all of it comes from taxes and not from the pockets of Joko Widodo and Jusuf Kalla. Without taxes, the government cannot do anything," Kalla emphasized.
The government has given tax remissions and is also seeking tax amnesty, which is currently being discussed in the parliament.
Tax amnesty is assessed to be beneficial for Indonesia, particularly by contributing in the form of tax revenues. The last tax amnesty program was implemented in 1984.
"This means that the entrepreneurs should pay taxes immediately without complaining about bad roads or the lack of other infrastructure," the vice president stated.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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