Your comments on the campaign against paying taxes by a number of people, following a report of alleged corruption of Rp 28 billion by a tax official
I might not agree, but I can certainly understand this group's reasoning behind their intention to stop paying taxes.
Why should they have to render their hard-earned money to the government under the guise of tax, if there is a big possibility the funds will be embezzled by the very same officials collecting these taxes?
I bet the currently hotly debated Rp 28 billion found in the private account of mid-ranking taxman Gayus Tambunan is only the tip of the iceberg.
VT Hopkins
Jakarta
The boycott is only temporary. So I agree with such a campaign until the government can drag the suspect to court and return the embezzled taxpayers' money.
Ratno Achmadinova
Jakarta
I agree with the movement by a number of people who have campaigned against paying taxes following a report of graft by a tax official.
We sensed these practices a long, long time ago and this is a tip-of-the-iceberg phenomenon.
Once we see there is a serious effort by those responsible to overcome this, we will pay tax.
E Nurdin
Jakarta
The Bible says that Jesus Christ on many occasions specifically criticized tax officials, but soon after He forgave them.
This indicates that all tax officials are notorious for their tendency to corruption.
However, Jesus also ordered people to pay their tax because tax is the exclusive right of the government (or emperor). Hence, we must pay tax regardless how corrupt the officials are.
Robby Kaware
Jakarta
The problem is not only about paying taxes, but more a moral hazard. The campaign to boycott paying taxes is a valuable action to explore the failed management of the tax system.
Reform of the system would be a significant step toward clean governance and increasing public trust.
Daniel Budiman
Depok, West Java
