When Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa announced his intention to bring in foreign IT experts to fix Coretax—the tax administration system that underpins Indonesia’s fiscal machinery—he framed it as an urgent rescue. After repeated downtime and complaints from taxpayers, Purbaya’s promise of a “one-month fix” seems designed to restore confidence. Yet beneath the surface, this decision raises deeper questions: is the problem really technical, or political? And more importantly, is it worth the cost? To subscribe please click here
