February 16, 2025 | 10:10 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, 16 February, 2025. Here are the highlights: Coretax Still Errors Often, Here Are the Developer Companies' Names; Prabowo Says Rp24 Trillion from Budget Cuts Will Be Used for Free Nutritious Meals; Prabowo Instructs Budget Cut, Hotel Business at Risk of Rp12.4 Trillion Loss.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Coretax Still Errors Often, Here Are the Developer Companies' Names
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The implementation of the Core Tax Administration System (Coretax) is still problematic. Responding to many complaints, Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati said it was not easy to build a system with more than 8 billion transactions. "I know, some of you are still complaining about Coretax. We will continue to improve it. Building a system as complex as Coretax with more than 8 billion transactions is not easy," said Sri Mulyani in an investment forum held by PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk at the Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. So, who exactly are the developers of Coretax?
2. Prabowo Says Rp24 Trillion from Budget Cuts Will Be Used for Free Nutritious Meals
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the government will use funds from the budget cuts for the Free Nutritious Meals program. The General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party said that Rp24 trillion will be used for the continuation of the MBG.
"I was forced to use Rp24 trillion for Free Nutritious Meals. Our people, our children, must not starve," Prabowo said while giving a speech at the 17th Anniversary Celebration of the Gerindra Party at the Sentul International Convention Center (SICC), Bogor, West Java, Saturday, February 15, 2025.
3. Prabowo Instructs Budget Cut, Hotel Business at Risk of Rp12.4 Trillion Loss
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Chair of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Hariyadi Sukamdani is concerned about the condition of the domestic hotel business after the budget efficiency policy emerged. Based on PHRI calculations, budget cuts could cause the national accommodation and hotel business to lose up to Rp12.4 trillion in revenue.
As is known, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto officially issued a budget efficiency instruction on January 22, 2025. Official travel and meeting activities are components of funds requested by the head of state to be cut.
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