Car taxes<\/p>\n
From Bisnis Indonesia<\/p>\n
According to reports, the Jakarta City legislative council has
\nalready given its approval to a draft regulation regarding a
\nprogressive system of taxes on motorized vehicles in the Jakarta
\narea. The draft has reportedly been submitted to the Minister of
\nHome Affairs for endorsement.<\/p>\n
So that the new regulation will be implemented fairly, I would
\nlike to make the following suggestions:<\/p>\n
1. Since checks on car ownership will be made on families on
\nthe basis of family cards (kartu keluarga), the validity of new
\nprogressive tax regulation should not be made retroactive. In
\nother words the regulation should affect only cars acquired after
\nthe regulation has gone into effect.<\/p>\n
2. The stipulations concerning ownership of more than one car
\nshould be limited to cars whose year of manufacture does not
\nexceed five years.<\/p>\n
These changes are because of the principle that no law should
\nbe retroactive in validity, which could harm the public. Also,
\nmany families possess more than five cars -- old cars that are
\nmore than five years old and are quite inexpensive.<\/p>\n
SUHARSONO HADIKUSUMO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/car-taxes-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }