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The directorate general of taxes (DGT) operates in a difficult climate. Indonesia is widely known to have an unfavorable atmosphere in terms of corruption.

For example, the Worldwide Governance Indicator from the World Bank Institute cites Indonesia'€™s low performance on the Control of Corruption indicator.

The Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International depicts a similar picture. This indicates that in Indonesia, non-compliance with the law may be quite extensive.

In 2007, Fisman and Miguel published an article describing their analysis of parking violations committed by diplomats at the UN headquarters in New York. (Kristian Agung Prasetyo)

Your comments:

So, to summarize, corruption is bad. Indonesian diplomats are corrupt. Most rich people in Indonesia evade tax, which is a kind of corruption. Indonesia is a very corrupt country. Not much there that we didn'€™t already know.

Lasem Benny

Relax people, his complaint is the same as mine. Law enforcement is basically non-existent. I am glad I am not alone in this observation.

Kortsleting

What exactly are you trying to say, Kristian Agung Prasetyo? How long did this tedious extended burble take you to write?

Snap

'€œThis indicates that in Indonesia, non-compliance with the law may be quite extensive.'€
When did you last come home, Kristian?

Basically any vehicle on Jakarta'€™s roads has or will violate some rule within any given 15 minutes.

Kantisini

That was a lot of words to say very little!

CA