Indonesia Budget at Risk as Lawmakers Link Tax, Anti-Graft Laws
- Lawmakers are holding up government's tax amnesty plans
- Some lawmakers seek bill that could weaken anti-graft agency
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Indonesian lawmakers seeking to curb the powers of the country’s anti-graft agency are holding up the passage of a tax amnesty bill the government says is vital for this year’s spending plans.
The government has been resisting attempts to tamper with the agency, known as the KPK, while trying to get the amnesty bill passed this quarter. Legislators have now delayed deliberations on the amnesty bill, and some say its fate is linked to the government agreeing to a revised law that would limit the reach of the KPK.