TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:As many as 19 companies have expressed their interest to be involved in Indonesia\u2019s Tax Administration Reforms Project (PINTAR). These foreign companies come from South Korea, Hong Kong and Spain.<\/p>\n
The PINTAR program is an effort to reform the administration of the Finance Ministry\u2019s tax system. The US$ 145 million project is funded by a loan from the World Bank.<\/p>\n
According to Robert Pakpahan, director of business bransformation, a meeting with the potential investors took place last November. \u201cIn February next year, they will submit their proposals,\u201d Robert said today.<\/p>\n
According to Robert, the Tax Directorate General will study the proposals and determine the winner of the PINTAR bid. The contract signing can be done in July next year. Afterwards, the preparation for the project design can be done immediately. \u201cWe will also discuss with the winning company the design and system that we want and what would be the best course of action,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The PINTAR project was first conceived in 2007 when Darmin Nasution served as the tax director general. \u201cIt is intended to reinforce the tax system,\u201d said Robert.<\/p>\n
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