Jakarta, Sept. 9 -- Supreme Court (MA) justice candidate Budi Nugroho proposed the establishment of a special tax chamber at the court when asked about "tax mafia" issues during a fit-and-proper test at the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Nugroho argued that tax law is different from administrative law, stressing that without a separate chamber, tax rulings risk being based on inappropriate legal standards.

He explained that administrative law applies the presumption of validity ( presumptio iustae causa ), which can be problematic if used in tax cases.

"If a decision is procedurally flawed, then it becomes invalid. If that happens, it could cause chaos in the country's tax system," he said.

Nugroho also addresse...