Companies refuse to pay tax<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: Three big companies had thus far refused to pay
\ntaxes for public street lighting, complained Nanang Hernawan,
\nhead of the Tangerang municipal original revenue.<\/p>\n
The three companies -- garment manufacturers PT Argo Pantes
\nand PT Tifico and fiber producer PT Indonesia Toray Syntetis --
\nclaimed they did not consume electricity supplied by state-owned
\nelectricity company PT PLN but produced electricity with their
\nown generators for internal uses.<\/p>\n
Nanang estimated the amount of the unpaid taxes reached up to
\nRp 500 million (US$53,764).<\/p>\n
Bylaw No. 10\/1999 on public street lighting tax stipulates
\nthat any company that uses their own generators to produce
\nelectricity for its own use must still pay a tax of Rp 140 per
\nkilowatt hour.<\/p>\n
Nanang said last week should the companies continue to refuse
\nto pay the tax, the manager might face a maximum punishment of
\none-year imprisonment as stipulated in the bylaw and pay a fine
\nof twice that of the tax.<\/p>\n
PT Argo Pantes spokeswoman, Endang Martini, confirmed that the
\ncompany objected to the tax.<\/p>\n
\"We had paid taxes of Rp 22 million in January for the street
\nlights but since February to today no official from the municipal
\noffice has come to collect the tax,\" she said.<\/p>\n
PT Indonesia Toray Syntetis staff Wiwiek Ardianti refused to
\ncomment. -- JP<\/p>",
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