PDIP Slams Babinsa Tax Role as Abuse of Power, Warns of Regression

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PDI Perjuangan Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto has strongly criticised the government’s plan to involve Bintara Pembina Desa (Babinsa) of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) in monitoring taxpayer compliance, calling it a regression and an abuse of state power. Speaking at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Jakarta on Tuesday (21/7), Hasto drew parallels to Indonesia’s colonial past under Dutch rule, when taxes were collected through state apparatus, including physical punishment of the people. ‘If this happens, we go backwards, as written by Sindhunata in the book ‘Ratu Adil: Perjuangan Wong Cilik’, when during the Dutch East Indies era, taxes were collected using state apparatus including torturing their own people,’ he said. He emphasised that the use of the military for tax compliance is unacceptable and constitutes a misuse of power, referencing the 1996 attack on the PDI office on Jalan Diponegoro by ABRI forces. Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance has officially issued Circular Number SE-8/PJ/2026, outlining guidelines for taxpayer compliance monitoring that includes the involvement of TNI’s Babinsa and Polri’s Bhabinkamtibmas. According to the new policy, the integration of territorial apparatus aims to optimise economic data collection and expand the national tax database through three main pillars: monitoring registered taxpayers, unregistered taxpayers, and territorial oversight. The controversy has reignited debates over the role of the military in civilian affairs and the potential for abuse of power in tax enforcement.

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