Jakarta, Sept. 20 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Friday that repeating tax amnesty programs is not a sound policy, warning it could undermine taxpayer compliance.

Speaking at the Presidential Palace, Purbaya said frequent amnesties risk sending the wrong message, encouraging individuals to avoid taxes in anticipation of future pardons.

"A tax amnesty every two years creates incentives to cheat. People will assume another one is coming. That's a bad signal," he said.

While open to reviewing proposals, Purbaya said such policies are generally inappropriate from an economic standpoint and urged a focus on consistent tax enforcement instead.

"The right approach is to run proper tax programs, collect taxes fai...