Fiscal tax

Fiscal tax

From Suara Karya

I am an Indonesian, working in Malaysia. On Sept. 14, 1994, I
went to Tanjung Balai, Karimun, Riau, to attend to family
business. When I left, to return to Malaysia, I encountered
problems with my fiscal fee. The tax officials intentionally made
the procedure of obtaining the fiscal-free document difficult.
The tax office in Tanjung Balai did not want to deal with the
matter. Then the affair was handled by PT Mar.

Through the service of this company every worker has to pay Rp
100,000 to Rp 125,000 (Rp 45,000 for the boat ticket and the rest
for fiscal tax). This is in spite of the fact every worker has
been given a fiscal-free paper, signed by a competent tax
officer. Isn't this fee illegal?

There are hundreds of thousands of Indonesian workers in
Malaysia. It's time the authorities took the necessary measures
to alleviate the burden to the Indonesian workers and punish the
officials who have been, and still are, abusing their power.

Name and address

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