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Government tight-lipped about new tax chief
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Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung speaks to reporter in this file photo. Pramono said on Nov. 29, 2017 that the public should just wait for government announcement on the new tax chief. (Antara/-)
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he government has declined to reveal the name of the new director general of taxation after representatives of several government institutions held a meeting to carry out their final evaluation on Wednesday.
"You’d be better to wait for the official announcement, I will not leak the name," Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta after the meeting.
Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Asman Abnur said before the meeting that the Finance Ministry had three vacant positions – the director general of taxation, head of an agency and an expert staffer.
“The ministry has nominated three candidates for each position,” Asman said at the palace before attending the meeting.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati also refused to answer a question about the newly appointed tax chief. "I will answer it later when the decision has been announced," she said.
Previously, a source at the Presidential Palace said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had agreed to nominate the ministry's financing and risk management director general, Robert Pakpahan, to fill the position, which is currently held by Ken Dwijugiasteadi, who is due to retire soon.
However, the President has not yet officially confirmed the nomination. (bbn)
