Bisnis.com, JAKARTA — The Finance Ministry claims Indonesia should be exempt from US President Donald Trump’s threat to hike tariffs even further for countries that impose the digital services tax, which Trump describes as “discriminatory” against US tech exports.
According to Yon Arsal, tax compliance expert at the Finance Ministry, Trump’s statement was directed at countries that impose a digital service tax (DST) specifically. However, Indonesia’s digital tax model differs, setting the country apart from those that may be targeted.