The second theme day event are co-hosted by tax administrations of Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore, starting from early August and will last for about one month.The theme day event consists of a virtual seminar,a dedicated webpage with online exhibition, and an interactive Q&A module. 

 

As the prologue of the second event,the virtual seminar of the second event was held on 4 August 2022. Representatives from BRITACOM Council Member Tax Administrations, Observers, members of the Advisory Board, and business attended the meeting. 

  

  

The seminar starts from the keynote speech session, Mr. Mekar Satria Utama, the Director of International Tax, Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance Republic of Indonesia delivered presentations on tax policies, tax incentives as well as tax administration and services in Indonesia. Ms. Win Thida Aye, Assistant Director of the Internal Revenue Department, Ministry of Planning and Finance, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, gave an overview of the tax system and tax incentives for investment in Myanmar. At the second session, participants had extensive exchanges with speakers on key topics and issues,especially the communication of the views on tax incentives. At the third session, short videos on the tax policy and tax administration in Singapore were displayed.

 

The dedicated webpage with online exhibition is available to the public on the official website

(https://www.britacom.org/zt/ThemeDay/SECONDEVENT/), substantively displays the tax policy framework, tax incentive policies, tax declaration process of the three co-host jurisdictions in the form of videos and weblinks, which are closely relevant to foreign-invested enterprises and has attracted a lot of attention from BRITACOM Parties and foreign enterprises.

 

This is the second of the theme day events this year and the BRITACOM will organize the third event in November 2022, aiming at building a platform for tax-business communication in relevant jurisdictions and enhancing mutual understanding among BRITACOM Parties. With exchanges and cooperation between tax administrations and businesses, the better enhanced mutual understanding, more optimized business environment, and we hope the goal of building a growth-friendly tax environment will be achieved.