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The Jakarta Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) expects to collect Rp 40 trillion (US$2.8 billion) in tax revenues this year, 6.5 percent higher than last year but this figure is actually only 90 percent of the city's initial target of collecting Rp 44.5 trillion.
The government’s 2019 fiscal position stands in stark contrast with that of the preceding year amid weak global commodity prices and a slowdown in global trade, which contributed to disappointing tax revenue and a wider fiscal deficit.
Another year, another attempt, another failure in collecting tax. Despite numerous tweaks and improvements over the last two decades, Indonesia’s tax administration has failed to generate a sustainable and meaningful increase in tax revenue over and above the pre-2000 levels.
The survey by Tempo Media Group and the Center for Indonesia Taxation Analysis (CITA) revealed that only 50 percent of Indonesians believe the country’s taxation system is transparent and that the funds are used for the country’s development.
