Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has\nonce again complained about the massive scale of tax refunds throughout\n2025. According to data from the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), the\nrealisation of tax refunds in 2025 amounted to Rp361.15 trillion, an\nincrease of 35.9% from the previous year.<\/p>\n
Tax refunds refer to the return of excess tax payments submitted by\ntaxpayers to the state. As a note, refunds can be claimed based on two\nfactors: excess tax payments or payments for taxes that were not\nactually due.<\/p>\n
The significant increase, according to Purbaya, occurred in corporate\nincome tax (PPh Badan) and domestic value-added tax (PPN DN). He\nrevealed that three sectors benefited the most from these refunds: coal\nmining, palm oil, and fuel. Due to the large volume of refunds, Purbaya\nsuspects there may be tax leakages.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year\u2019s refunds were enormous, Sir. 360 trillion. And the\nreports to me weren\u2019t very clear. Month by month, how it was. Now it\u2019s\nstarting to be monitored. I suspect there, there\u2019s a bit of leakage,\u201d\nsaid Purbaya during a working meeting with Commission XI of the House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI), quoted on Thursday (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
He stated that his side is conducting a thorough audit of the\ndistribution of refunds, particularly those related to natural resources\nand other sectors with high refund claims. The audit will cover the\nperiod from 2020 to 2025.<\/p>\n
To that end, Purbaya will collaborate with the Financial and\nDevelopment Supervisory Agency (BPKP) as an external party for the\nauditing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m internal, focusing on 2025, and external, that\u2019s involving BPKP\nfrom 2020 to 2025. So I want to see where all this is coming from,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The audit is targeted to be completed within one to two months ahead,\nso the results will be finalised and can be reported at the beginning of\nthe second quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m asking BPKP. So in one or two months. But they said it\u2019s\nongoing. I\u2019ll check again,\u201d said Purbaya.<\/p>\n
Purbaya emphasised that this audit does not mean the government will\neliminate or abolish refunds. Purbaya only wants this tax facility to be\ntruly utilised by the right parties in the correct manner.<\/p>\n
He also revealed his suspicions regarding tax refunds. He observed\nanomalies in certain sectors. He cited the coal sector, which receives\nmany refunds, even though this sector should bear a significant burden\nfrom value-added tax (PPN).<\/p>\n
If his suspicions are proven, Purbaya will not hesitate to take\nviolation cases to the legal realm, including if it involves internal\nparties from the Directorate General of Taxes.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-returns-rp361-trillion-in-tax-refunds-to-businesspeople-in-one-year-1775699450", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }