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Govt forms task force to curb illegal levies
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Policemen tape off a room where illegal levy practices are alleged to have been carried out at the Transportation Ministry on Oct. 11 (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he government has formed a task force to curb illegal levies under the lead of Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and overseen by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said the President had just signed Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 87/2016 on the task force called Saber Pungli (Eradication of Illegal Levies).
"It’s a strong message from the President that the task force is not just chasing illegal levies outside the institutions, but also inside. The task force involves the National Police, Attorney General’s Office and Home Ministry," Pramono said.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto added that following the establishment of the task force, the government would also form illegal levy eradication units in the ministries, institutions and regions.
He also said the task force would involve the public by encouraging them to report illegal levy practices through the website saberpungli.id, as well as via text message to 1193 or call center at 193.
The eradication of illegal levies is one of five priorities in law reform, apart from the eradication of smuggling, acceleration of driver’s license services, prison relocation and improvement in patent and design services
"We take the eradication of illegal levies very seriously and enthusiastically, and the public is also giving its full support to curb illegal levies," he said. (evi)
