Where is the justice?

Last week while I drove my car around Surabaya city I heard an interested discussion from Suara Surabaya radio. It was verry interested for me. It was talk about the last national sports even in Indonesia The 16 National Sports Week (PON/Pekan Olahraga Nasional)

It was held last month in East Kalimantan. This event held every 4 years to found the next generation Indonesian athlete to raise international achievement, like in olimpic games, Asian games etc.

On the last event, East java province succed became the general winner with 139 gold medals, 113 silver medals and 111 bronze medals. DKI Jakarta became runner up with 119 gold medals, 117 silver medals and 122 bronze medals and East Kalimantan as the third position with 116 gold medals, 111 silver medals and 114 bronze medals.

To appreciate this succed, East java province government give their athlete with big bonus. 100 milions for gold medal, 35 milions for silver medal and 25 milions for bronze medal. That was mean the govt must spent about 20 billions rupiahs.

It was make pro’s and con’s from the athletes and East java society. For athletes it was to small if compare with other province, but for people it was enough, but they disagree with special regulation for them. Depend on national tax regulation every bonus must be charge for tax. But in this case it subsidy by the govt, so they got their bonus full without tax charge. The people thinks it was not fair. Athlete received millions rupiahs but no tax charge in other side the staf of election commission just got about 100 thousands rupiahs each month as their salary but they must pay the tax.

I think that’s not fair, because when the athletes join concentration of practice they got pocket money, transportation fee and many others special facilities like hotel, special food etc. This budget came from the tax from all of the people, but why they didn’t pay tax? How about your opinion for this case?

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