Wilmar says tax office probing Indonesia units

JAKARTA: The Indonesian unit of Wilmar, the world’s largest listed palm oil firm, said yesterday that the country’s tax office has started an investigation into 12 subsidiaries on its 2007-2008 tax report.

”The investigation started about three weeks ago,” said Henri Saksti, president director of PT Wilmar Nabati Indonesia. “About 32 officers from the tax office came and looked into our reports in 2007 and 2008.”