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More conglomerates call for people to seek tax pardon
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The House of Representatives' Commission XI member Donny Imam Priambodo (left), director general of taxation Ken Dwijugeasteadi (second from the left), Sinarmas group chairman Franky Oesman Widjaja (second from the right) and Alfa Group founder Djoko Santoso (right) hold a press briefing on the tax amnesty program at the Taxation Directorate General office in Jakarta on Sept. 30. (JP/Anton Hermansyah)
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wo conglomerate groups in Indonesia, Sinarmas and Alfa Group, the owner of Alfamart mini market network, are calling for taxpayers to join the tax amnesty momentum.
Sinarmas Group chairman Franky Oesman Widjaja, who has been finished with his personal and corporate taxation since August, said that about 30 percent of his offshore assets are going to be repatriated and the remaining 70 percent are declared.
"We see this as a good opportunity, and we have known about this program for a long time," he said at the Taxation Directorate General office in Jakarta.
Meanwhile, founder of Alfa Group Djoko Santoso, who completed his tax amnesty application two weeks ago, said that he declared his assets, which were mostly kept in Indonesia and repatriated a small chunk of his abroad assets.
"Our Alfamart franchises are primarily owned by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), we suggest for them to join the tax amnesty program," he said. (ags)
