REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government will continue to hold discussions on the imposition of taxes on Google, Chief Economic Minister Darmin Nasution stated. "I think this is a tax issue, and we have not yet completely settled it with Google, similar to that in other countries. Hence, dialog and negotiations must be held," the coordinating minister for economic affairs noted here on Thursday.

According to Nasution, a decision regarding imposing taxes on Google will be made by a team that will hold negotiations. The chief economic minister remarked that the Directorate General of Taxation Ken Dwijugiasteadi needs to conduct thorough and complete negotiations to find the right formulation.

Dwijugiasteadi made assurance on Wednesday that he will summon Google representatives to confirm the data it submitted regarding the company's revenues in Indonesia. "I have the data, so I will seek their confirmation on whether the figures that they submitted are accurate," Dwijugiasteadi pointed out.

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