"Data at Panama Papers vary and not all names in it have committed crimes. So, it would all depend upon the data found later. If it has to do with tax well we can give an amnesty," Kalla said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that not all funds in the Panama Papers come from illegal activities.

"Data at Panama Papers vary and not all names in it have committed crimes. So, it would all depend upon the data found later. If it has to do with tax well we can give an amnesty," he said here Thursday.

He said the government would give an amnesty to those recorded in the Panama Papers document so that they could repatriate their funds back home if they are connected with tax.

However if the names mentioned in Panama Papers have deliberately kept their funds abroad with a purpose of avoiding legal action at home the government would process them, he said.

"It is like someone going abroad. He or she may possibly conduct a tour or do business. But he or she may also possibly go abroad to hide for fear of being put into jail. If this is the case, it is then wrong," he said.

Finance minister Bambang Brodjonegoro has said the government would use the Panama Papers data for an additional reference to increase tax income through tax amnesty.

"Panama Papers will be used as a reference. Indeed many individuals and companies have kept their funds in fictitious companies in Panama while investing in Indonesia," he said.

President Joko Widodo has said the government would study the Panama Papers data. "I will reveal the results if the investigation is done," he said.

He said the government is still validating the incoming information with regard to matching them with data obtained from tax authorities of the member countries of G-20.

Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama has been revealed as keeping a lot of financial data of fictitious companies especially set up to avoid tax.

Its documents later known as Panama Papers reveal names of many officials and businessmen from various countries that have hired Mossack Fonseca to set up the companies in countries offering tax haven.

Indonesian businessman Sandiaga Uno who is aspiring to run for Jakartas governor has confirmed data about him in Panama Papers.(*)

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