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Indonesia’s new finance minister pledges to refund tax for those who overpaid

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 10:07 PM

JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s new ​finance ‌minister Suahasil Nazara pledged at ‌a ​press ⁠conference on ⁠Friday to refund taxpayers who have ​overpaid, in ⁠accordance ⁠with regulations.

Suahasil ​took over ​as finance minister ‌this week, replacing Purbaya Yudhi ⁠Sadewa, who had requested more ⁠audits of ‌tax ⁠refunds, ​causing ‌delays.

(Reporting by ​Gayatri Suroyo ⁠and Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by David ​Stanway )