Jakarta may offer third tax amnesty plan despite criticism

Indonesia is considering the possibility of a new tax amnesty programme, a senior lawmaker said on Nov 19, which would be the country's third in the past decade despite criticism that repeatedly offering the relief could lead to more tax avoidance.

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Mr Mukhamad Misbakhun, head of the parliamentary commission overseeing finance affairs, said there were no details of the plan so far and lawmakers would begin discussions with the government.

South-east Asia's largest economy carried out tax amnesty programmes in 2016 and 2022 when Mr Ioko Widodo was president.