Commission C Supports Government to Optimize Income from Tax

Jakarta Council (DPRD) Commission C supports Jakarta Government to optimize locally-generated revenue (PAD) from tax.

We will try to discuss it with BPRD who acts as leading sector for regional revenue

Commission C Secretary, James Arifin Sianipar considered, this year PAD's target for 13 tax sectors with total Rp 44.18 trillion is not a small amount. Thus he hopes Jakarta Taxation and Retribution Agency (BPRD) can be more innovative to reach that target. 

"We will try to discuss it with BPRD who acts as leading sector for regional revenue. Because we want target in every tax sectors to be fulfilled," he conveyed, Tuesday (5/7).

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He asserted, Commission C is ready to discuss with related sides regarding revisions that need to be done on several regional regulation (Perda) that relates with tax sectors such as parking tax, street lighting tax, and Vehicle Ownership Transfer Fees (BBNKB).

"We are still waiting whether it needs further discussion or meeting," he added.

According to Ministry of Home Affairs evaluation document regarding City Budget (APBD) 2019, Jakarta Provincial Government is targeting to get income as much as Rp 8.8 trillion from vehicle tax (PKB),  Rp 5.4 trillion from BBNKB, Rp 1.27 trillion from Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax.

Then, Rp 3.55 trillion from restaurant tax, Rp 900 billion from entertainment tax, Rp 1.05 trillion from billboard tax, Rp 810 billion from street lighting tax, Rp 145 billion from ground water tax, Rp 750 billion from parking tax, Rp 9.5 trillion from Property Transfer Fee (BPHTB), Rp 9.65 trillion from Property Tax (PBB), and Rp 550 million from cigarette tax.