Finance Minister assures overhaul of Coretax system following internal findings

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that his ministry will conduct an evaluation of the Coretax system.

Meeting at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Friday, he said the government has identified new issues in the management of the Coretax system that require internal improvements.

In the evaluation, Purbaya revealed the use of a service vendor that had previously been terminated due to slow performance but was reinstated without official approval.

“In Coretax, there was suddenly another report that it was looping around, even though it had previously disappeared; it turns out there are naughty elements in our midst. Someone contracted with a vendor that we had already stopped because of its slow service, and it was slipped in quietly,” said Purbaya.

He also assessed that the initial design of Coretax is not fully user-friendly. He stated that the system should directly connect with the public.

However, in practice, there are additional application layers that make the process more complex.

Furthermore, Purbaya said he recently learned of certain parties exploiting the additional interface layers to provide services to large companies.

“This Coretax design is a bit odd. It should have been made with a direct interface to the public from the start to make it easy. Apparently, it was made somewhat complicated so that there could be an intermediary interface application. This is being sold to large companies. I just found out,” he explained.

Purbaya said the government is currently prioritising the stability of the Coretax service to ensure smooth tax reporting processes. After the reporting period ends, the Ministry of Finance plans to carry out a comprehensive overhaul.

“We secure all the Coretax elements that have obstacles first, then I will clean up this one, the interface space that was intentionally created,” added Purbaya.