Agatha Bagus Ilhamy

Oct 6, 2024 | thejakartapost.com | Agatha Bagus Ilhamy

he year 2025 will mark a significant milestone in Indonesia’s taxation landscape, with a transition into a new era with the implementation of the Core Tax system and the increase in value-added tax (VAT) rates to 12 percent. The VAT rate hike is mandated in the Tax Harmonization Law, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of the national taxation system.

Apr 9, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Yasuo Takao |Richard Katz |Agatha Bagus Ilhamy |Malene Jensen

On 8 March 2024, 12 men and women filed a lawsuit at the Tokyo and Sapporo District Courts. They claimed that the provisions of the Civil Code and Family Register Law — which do not allow married couples to choose separate surnames — violates Japan’s Constitution, as Article 24 guarantees ‘freedom of marriage’. Similar lawsuits have captured public attention in the past. The Supreme Court’s Grand Bench ruled in 2015 and 2021 that the current system is ‘constitutional’.

Apr 3, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Yuhan Zhang |Agatha Bagus Ilhamy |Mihaela Papa |Ravi K. Chaturvedi

Amid China’s evolving economic landscape, the decision to cancel the premier’s 2024 press conference — traditionally held during the Two Sessions for over thirty years — has raised eyebrows and stirred discussions among international observers, analysts and investors. This deviation from longstanding tradition has led many, especially in Western media, to speculate that the window to gain insights into China’s economic policy shifts might be closed.

Apr 2, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Le Nhu Mai |Shiro Armstrong |Kelly A. Grieco |Agatha Bagus Ilhamy

Indonesia’s incoming president and vice-president Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have set an ambitious tax plan to increase their country’s ratio of tax revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 23 per cent from its current level of just over 10 per cent. To realise this political promise, radical reforms to Indonesia’s tax system are necessary.