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Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) officials in Central Jakarta City spray disinfectant liquid in 216 Jakarta Middle School on March 16 last year. THE JAKARTA POST
Threat of commercialisation of education behind proposed Indonesian VAT scheme
Mon, 28 June 2021
Education services offered by private educational institutions in Indonesia will soon become subject to value-added tax (VAT) in the latest government tax plan, fuelling concerns that it will increase the cost of education for those without access to state schools while putting the burden on private providers.
A draft revision to the 1983 law on general tax provisions and procedures removes educational services from the list of those exempt from VAT, as part of this year’s National Legislation Programme (Prolegnas).
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