,JAKARTA — Director General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) Bimo Wijayanto stated that he is open to data exchange with other agencies in an effort to collaborate on increasing state revenue.
In a public discussion titled ‘Gazing at the Tax Gap & Effectiveness of Fiscal Governance in the Mining Sector’ held on Thursday (12/11/2025), Bimo stated that data exchange practices between ministries and institutions have actually been ongoing for various purposes. For the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP), this cooperation is focused on encouraging compliance and optimizing tax revenue.
However, Bimo acknowledged that the DJP is still limited by the provisions of Article 34 paragraph (1) of the Law on General Provisions and Tax Procedures (KUP) which regulates the confidentiality of taxpayer data. These restrictions, according to him, are often a source of complaints from other agencies that require tax data for analysis and supervision purposes.
“Previously, the Directorate General of Taxes might have been [complained about] for only asking for data and not wanting to provide data. Yes, Article 34 prohibited providing it because it was confidential. Now, to be frank, I am providing data to you all in accordance with the regulations,” said Bimo in a forum broadcast through the Pusdiklat Pajak YouTube channel, quoted on Sunday (12/14/2025).
Bimo revealed that he had conveyed the proposal to expand the WP data exchange space to the Minister of Finance, both when the position was still held by Sri Mulyani Indrawati and during the era of Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. The aim is for the DJP to have more freedom to share data while still complying with the applicable legal framework.
According to Bimo, this attitude is based on the desire for the DJP to appear more inclusive and to build an equal reciprocal relationship with other agencies. Currently, the Ministry of Finance has conducted limited data exchange with a number of institutions, especially for cross-sectoral supervision needs.
“If you, ladies and gentlemen, truly want to obtain data to analyze performance in your sector, I will provide it. Of course, without identification. That is permissible, no need to complicate it. I will provide it, I will ask the Director of Data. Why? Because with that, there is trust, right? [The Directorate General of Mineral and Coal] from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources also provides it. We supervise each other,” he said.
On the same occasion, Bimo also touched upon the oversight measures for wealthy taxpayers or high-wealth individuals (HWIs). He revealed that on that day, the DJP had just summoned a number of taxpayers with substantial wealth for compliance clarification.
Bimo explained that some wealthy taxpayers are still unaware that the tax authority has access to various cross-agency data sources, including beneficial ownership (BO) data under the authority of the Ministry of Law. This data is considered important as a benchmark for tax reporting compliance.
“Now that is extraordinary data for benchmarking compliance from taxpayers, sometimes taxpayers might feel we don’t have access to that data, so it’s not included in their tax return report,” he revealed.
