Tax PNS Moge Club Disbanded Sri Mulyani Following Mario Case

Tax PNS Moge Club Disbanded Sri Mulyani Following Mario Case

Like a domino effect, the emergence of abuse cases by children of officials of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) is now spreading everywhere. After the hedonistic lifestyle of one of the DGT civil servants' families was in the spotlight, now it is the turn of the tax officials' hobby to skin themselves. 

One of those affected is a motorcycle club called Belasting Rijder which has become a gathering place for motorcycle enthusiasts for DGT employees. 

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati even ordered the dissolution of the Belasting Rijder motorcycle club. 

Sri Mulyani admitted that she continues to monitor the situation after the disclosure of the luxury lifestyle phenomenon of tax officials. If this continues, it could erode public trust in the DGT institution. 

"For the past few days photos and news have circulated in various print and online media, the Director General of Taxes, Suryo Utomo, riding a big motorbike (moge) with the Belasting Rijder DJP club, a community of tax workers who like to ride big motorbikes," wrote Sri Mulyani on her Instagram account, Sunday (26 /2/2023). 

Seeing the phenomenon of motorbike clubs with luxurious rides uploaded as shown by Director General of Taxes Suryo Utomo, Sri Mulyani asked her staff to explain the origin of her wealth to the public. 

"Responding to the news, I convey instructions to the Director General of Taxes as follows. Explain and convey to the public/public the amount of assets of the Director General of Taxes and where they come from as reported on the LHKPN," said Sri Mulyani. 

Ask for the motorcycle club to be disbanded

Apart from asking the Director General of Taxes to make clarifications to the public, Sri Mulyani also ordered the Belasting Rijder motorcycle club to be disbanded because it was indicated to be a reflection of the excessive lifestyle of some tax officials. 

"Requested that the DJP's BlastingRijder club be disbanded. The hobby and lifestyle of riding a motorbike has created negative public perceptions and raised suspicions about the source of wealth for DGT employees," said Sri Mulyani. 

The former Managing Director of the World Bank said that even though motorbikes and other assets were obtained in a lawful way, even as DGT civil servants, these luxury-smelling things should not be shown to the public who are tax payers.