Golkar had no problem with the party coalition joint secretariat, adding even if there was difference of opinion it must not necessarily lead to hostility because it was part of democratic process in the country.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Golkar Party Vice Chairman Agung Laksono said the party will continue to support the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono government until 2014 and will not leave the ruling coalition led by the Democrat Party.

"Golkar remains committed and even fully committed to supporting the SBY-Boediono government until it serves out its term of office in 2014," Agung said at the Vice Presidential Palace here on Wednesday.

Agung said the commitment was decided by the party`s central executive board on Tuesday night after the House of Representatives (DPR) rejected a motion for an inquiry into taxation affairs earlier in the day after a vote in a plenary session gave opponents just a two-point lead over the supporters.

He said Golkar had no problem with the party coalition joint secretariat, adding even if there was difference of opinion it must not necessarily lead to hostility because it was part of democratic process in the country.

"If I am asked to comment on the DPR`s plenary decision to reject the proposal for inquiry into taxation affairs, (my answer will be) it must be respected because it is part of democracy," he said.

From the 530 House members who were present at the plenary session on Tuesday night, 264 supported the motion and 266 rejected it.

The vote which was held openly had seen all the 145 ruling Democrat Party members give a dissenting vote, the 43 members of government coalition party National Mandate Party (PAN) rejecting and the 26 of another coalition member United Development Party (PPP) also rejecting the initiative.

Another member of the ruling coalition, the National Awakening Party (PKB), with a total 28 seats, 26 had rejected the initiative and the other two accepting it, namely Lili Wahid and Effendi Choirie.

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party with 26 seats all rejecting the use of the House`s inquiry rights.

The proponent block with two largest parties participating, Golkar party (106 seats) and the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle/PDI-P (84 seats) accepting the initiative.

The plenary session was held to bring to the House`s consultative body a controversial proposal to form an inquiry committee to investigate corruption in the tax office which had been on the national spotlight after the disclosure of tax corruption scandal involving former tax officer Gayus Tambunan.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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