Teams to draft tax bills

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad has formed teams to draft three bills, one regarding a body for tax settlement, another for tax collection and another for local administration taxes.

The appointment of the teams is stipulated in two finance minister decrees -- No. 402/KMK.04/1996 and No. 403/KMK.04/1996, both dated June 7.

Under the decrees, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad appointed Director General of Taxes Fuad Bawazier to lead the advisory board of the three drafting teams.

Mar'ie also appointed Director of Land and Building Taxes Machfud Sidik as chairman of the drafting team for the local administration taxes bill, Director of Tax Rulings Abroni Nasution as chairman of the team drafting guidelines for a new tax settlement body and Director of Tax Supervision Djazuli Sadhani as chairman of the team drafting a new tax collection bill. (rid)