Your comments on the government'€™s plan to draft a bill to exempt financial crimes, ranging from corruption and money laundering to tax evasion, from all criminal and financial charges:

We are always happy to give amnesties to anyone evil for reasons that we never understand clearly.

Eddy Arjuna Zainy

I think the move to draft such a bill is crazy!

Elisabeth
van der Horst

The government needs to publicize this matter more. I have heard many opinions from people on why one should or should not use this opportunity.

One said it'€™s a trap to bite you back upon admitting unreported wealth.

Another said it'€™s a good opportunity but why will the government impose up to 30 percent tax on adjusted value?

Had it been 10 percent people would be less reluctant to adjust.

H Cahyadi

I don'€™t believe for one minute any of that money will ever come back or the illicit outflows can be halted.

Those crooks and rich folk won'€™t fall for this fake '€œamnesty'€. The government can change the terms of this amnesty. The government tried something like this in 2008 and it was a complete failure.

Mega

Jokowi has lost me now. This is a joke from a moral viewpoint in terms of letting off the criminals and crooked politicians, but worse it won'€™t work.

Robert J Cochrane

A tax amnesty will never be morally correct. But during tough economic times, it is probably the least fatal misstep a government could take. Short of occupying Singapore (not even sure if the military is capable of that), there is simply no way to bring in that gigantic amount of funds in a short time.

I agree that such measures be implemented only when a financial crisis is imminent.

Mineus

It'€™s a soft government idea and morally wrong. They may have made us believe that this is in the interest of the country and not the interest of the corrupt if the corruption eradication commission (KPK) fiasco was handled more decisively. Now I don'€™t trust them anymore.

Green

I think we have to agree with the concept albeit while grinding our teeth.

But there should be some mechanism to shave off some portion like: 70 percent goes to the tax office, no questions asked about the rest. Or 30 percent goes to the tax office and you open up to the KPK to bust your partners in crime.

Kantisini

WEB: I have been thinking about this issue for a long time and finally I agree with an amnesty for financial crimes. Don'€™t forget that many of those involved in this have already passed away. We need the money back. But it should have a time limit, say till Dec. 31.

E Nurdin
Jakarta
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