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Sri Mulyani launches special office for prominent individual taxpayers
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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (center) and Retno, the granddaughter of Indonesian founding father Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (second left), display a signed charter for the new Large Tax Office (LTO) building on Friday evening, flanked by director general of taxation Ken Dwijugiasteadi (second left), Finance Ministry secretary-general Hadiyanto (right) and Tax Regional Office head for prominent taxpayers Mekar Satria Utama (left). (JP/Grace D. Amianti)
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inance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has launched a new Large Tax Office (LTO) to serve prominent taxpayers in a move seen as an improvement in service.
The new LTO building, named after one of Indonesia's founding fathers Radjiman Wedyodiningrat, is located on the busy Jl. Sudirman in the heart of the city's central business district. It hosts a number of district branches and a Jakarta regional branch that were once housed in separate offices in various locations.
“[Tax collection from] the LTOs contributed around 31 percent of the total tax revenue. With a new building, we hope that all tax officials can have a new spirit in [carrying out] their duties,” she said on Friday during the launch.
Sri Mulyani said almost all of the buildings under the Finance Ministry’s management were named after Indonesia’s founding fathers, including Radjiman, one of the founders of the Boedi Oetomo organization, which struggled to achieve the country’s independence.
Also on Friday, the government concluded its flagship tax amnesty after nine months’ implementation, with the hope of improving the taxpayer database and tax compliance in the future.
Only 27 million of Indonesia’s 258 million people are registered for tax and less than 1 million pay any tax at all. The country’s tax-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio stood at 10.4 percent last year, much lower than the average of 13 to 15 percent in the ASEAN region. (ags)
