I read Vyt's blog every week and I think he has a great point about the fiscal tax that everyone has to pay when they leave Indonesia if they aren't registered for paying tax.
The government announced that they are doing away with the system. ie. you don't have to pay the fiscal if you are already registered as a tax payer, which is basically just the same as before.
It seems to me to be a strange policy as it is only really forcing people who might travel overseas to register for tax. Of course the government's thinking is that if you can afford to travel overseas, you can afford to pay tax. The problem is that I am sure that there are many people who have no desire or intention of traveling overseas, but should be still paying into the tax system.
I just find it a bit strange as to why the government doesn't just require everyone over a certain age to have to register for a tax number or for businesses who employ staff to get them to register, rather than just trying to target people who want to travel out of the country.
http://borborigmus.wordpress.com/
The government announced that they are doing away with the system. ie. you don't have to pay the fiscal if you are already registered as a tax payer, which is basically just the same as before.
It seems to me to be a strange policy as it is only really forcing people who might travel overseas to register for tax. Of course the government's thinking is that if you can afford to travel overseas, you can afford to pay tax. The problem is that I am sure that there are many people who have no desire or intention of traveling overseas, but should be still paying into the tax system.
I just find it a bit strange as to why the government doesn't just require everyone over a certain age to have to register for a tax number or for businesses who employ staff to get them to register, rather than just trying to target people who want to travel out of the country.
http://borborigmus.wordpress.com/