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Tax revenue meets 89.7% of target: Tax office boss
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Finance Ministry's risk management director general Robert Pakpahan (kompas.com/Yoga Sukmana)
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irector General of Taxation Robert Pakpahan announced on Friday that his office had collected Rp 1.15 quadrillion (US$80.57 billion) in tax revenue in 2017 or 87.7 percent of the target set in the 2017 state budget.
“It is revenue from taxes only, excluding customs and excise duties,” Robert said in a press conference at his office in Jakarta on Friday as reported by kompas.com, adding that tax revenue had grown 4.08 percent year-on-year (yoy).
He explained that in 2017, the tax office had collected Rp 122.7 trillion from the tax amnesty, in addition to regular tax income. “If irregular tax revenue was excluded, growth would stand at 15.8 percent,” he added.
Robert also recorded improved taxpayer compliance last year. From 16.6 million taxpayers, 12.02 million submitted their annual tax reports (SPT).
The tax office data shows non-oil and gas income taxes (PPh non-migas) contributed Rp 596.89 trillion, added value tax (PPN) Rp 480.73 trillion, oil and gas income taxes (PPh migas) Rp 49.66 trillion, land and property taxes Rp 16.77 trillion and other taxes Rp 6.75 trillion.
Earlier this week, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the total state revenue collected up to Dec. 31 reached Rp 1.34 quadrillion (US$93.79 quadrillion) or 91 percent of the Rp 1.45 quadrillion revenue target as set in the 2017 state budget.
The state revenue consists of tax revenue, in addition to other state income such as custom and excise duties and non-tax state revenue (PNBP). (bbn)
