Prabowo Has Finalized National Revenue Authority Structure, Adviser Reveals
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JAKARTA, investortrust.id — President Prabowo Subianto has finalized the organizational structure of Indonesia’s National Revenue Authority, marking a major step toward reforming the country’s fiscal management system.
Details of the proposed body, National Revenue Authority (BOPN), were presented by Edi Slamet Irianto, former tax adviser to Prabowo’s presidential campaign, at the ISNU Forum on Investment, Trade and Global Affairs held in Jakarta on Wednesday, June 11.
According to Edi, BOPN will be headed by a state minister-level official who reports directly to the president. The leadership will be supported by two deputies—one overseeing operations (Waka OPS) and another handling administrative affairs (Waka Urdal).
The agency will be supervised by a high-level oversight board comprising: The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs (ex officio), Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) (ex officio), Chief of the National Police (ex officio), Attorney General (ex officio), Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) (ex officio) and four independent experts.
“The BOPN is designed to operate directly under the president, with dedicated deputies for taxation, law enforcement, and fiscal intelligence,” Edi said during his presentation.
Six Deputy Functions
The authority will consist of six core deputies comprising: Deputy for Revenue Planning and Regulation, Deputy for Tax Oversight and Collection, Deputy for Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) Oversight and Collection, Deputy for Customs Oversight and Collection, Deputy for Legal Enforcement, Deputy for Intelligence.
BOPN will also establish a Center for Data Science and Information and a Research and Training Center to support its operations. Regional offices will be created as needed, led by officials at the Echelon 1B level.
Fiscal Discipline and Structural Reform
Edi emphasized the need to separate revenue and expenditure functions within government institutions, universities, and civil organizations—a principle he described as key to clean and accountable governance.
“Revenue collection should be limited to recording, depositing, and reporting incoming funds, without any involvement in budget allocation,” he explained.
He further stressed that enhancing Indonesia’s revenue capacity is essential to reducing debt dependency and funding strategic initiatives.
“Without reform, we won’t be able to finance major programs such as free school lunches or strengthen food security,” he added.