The news that the Government will implement Value Added Tax (VAT/PPN) on staple products such as rice and beans surfaced after the draft of amendment to Law No. 6/1983 concerning General Provisions and Tax Procedures (KUP) was circulated to the public. Some parties have used this issue to sow dissent. That said, PPN exemption is nothing new. It has undergone many changes throughout the years.

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