Tax
From The Report: Indonesia 2012
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In conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers, OBG explores the taxation system. This chapter includes a viewpoint from Irhoan Tanudiredja, Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Overview

Reshaping the environment: An overview of the tax system and regulations for potential investors
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The Indonesian tax system is mainly based on three tax laws – the General Tax Provisions and Procedures Law, the Income Tax Law, and the Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Luxury Sales Tax (LST) Law. The tax reforms, which started in 2008, covering amendments of the above laws, were completed in 2010. Subsequent to the commencement of the new laws, the government issued a number of implementing regulations which provide clearer guidance on various tax matters. The government is trying to reshape the…

Analysis

Collaborating for success: Regulatory reforms accelerate private sector participation in infrastructure development
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Indonesia, with an average GDP growth of around 5-6% per annum during the past three years, has emerged as one of world’s potential economic powerhouses. As a member of the G20, Indonesia is already in the process of transforming into one of the developed nations. This fourth-most-populous country in the world has most of the requirements to reach a higher economical level. Natural resources, population, political stability and solid macroeconomy provide the foundations for Indonesia in achieving…

Viewpoint

Irhoan Tanudiredja, Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, on business’s role in delivering a high-growth/low-carbon economy
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The need to sustain economic growth and further improve living standards in a resource-constrained environment is the key challenge facing the world in the next few decades. Resource-rich countries such as Indonesia will face specific challenges to reconcile required changes in land-use and energy intensity, while maintaining economic growth, meeting the demands of an ever-larger population and lifting thousands of people out of poverty. The solution to this dilemma is increasingly sought in sustainable…