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Sandiaga vows to join tax amnesty program
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Gubernatorial hopeful pair Anies Baswedan (left) and Sandiaga Uno pose for photographs after registering at the Jakarta General Elections Commission on Sept. 23. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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akarta deputy gubernatorial hopeful Sandiaga Uno has said that he will take part in the government’s tax amnesty program as part of efforts to disclose his wealth.
“Insya Allah [God willing], within two days I will prepare to join the tax amnesty program. I will also submit an official wealth report and I will open my campaign funds to the public,” Sandiaga, who has been paired with Anies Baswedan for the election, said at City Hall on Monday.
Sandiaga urged all Jakarta gubernatorial election candidates to join the tax amnesty to comply with their tax obligations and support the government’s program.
Sandiaga, who has been endorsed by the Gerindra Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), has also promised to make the details of his campaign funds accessible to the public.
Previously, Sandiaga challenged Ahok to be transparent about his campaign funds, especially in relation to his volunteer group, Teman Ahok (Friends of Ahok), who collected 1 million vote pledges to enable him to run as independent candidate in the election.
As Teman Ahok established booths in shopping malls to garner support for the incumbent, Ahok should be transparent about Teman Ahok’s sources of funding, Sandiaga said.
Sandiaga is one of the Indonesians named in the Panama Papers, a series of leaked documents containing information about wealthy individuals with wealth parked in offshore company structures. Sandiaga has said that “none of his offshore companies” was intended to hide illegal activities. (bbn)
