Ditanya alasan Ditjen Pajak mendahulukan industri minyak sawit untuk diteliti pembayaran pajaknya, Darmin menjelaskan, hal itu disebabkan potensi kehilangan penerimaan pajak yang besar dan terjadinya kenaikan harga CPO yang tinggi di pasar internasional belakangan ini.
Asked why his office prioritized the industrial sector for the tax examination Darwin said it was because the potential loss of the state was huge and in view of the soaring price of CPO in the international market.