Realization Of Regional Tax Revenue In Kudus Capai Rp85.35 Billion

Regional tax revenues in Kudus Regency, Central Java, during January to the first half of 2024 reached IDR 85.35 billion or 47.04 percent of the planned receipt of IDR 181.45 billion.

"Although the first semester has not reached half of the target, we are still optimistic that we can achieve the target," said Head of Regional Revenue Planning and Operations at the Regional Revenue, Finance and Asset Management Agency of Kudus Regency, Pudji Astuti Setijaningrum, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 9.

He admitted that he would try to meet all reception posts to meet the targets planned from the start.

Of the seven regional tax revenue posts, the highest realization of certain goods and services tax items (PBJT) reached 52.16 percent.

For the PBJT post, it includes food and beverage taxes, electricity personnel, hotel services, parking services, as well as arts and entertainment services.

The target for revenue from certain goods and services taxes during 2024, he said, was IDR 90.74 billion, while the realization until the end of June 2024 was IDR 47.33 billion or 52.16 percent.

For other receipts, such as the United Nations which is targeted at Rp. 42.5 billion, BPHTB of Rp. 40 billion, a billboard tax of Rp. 3.6 billion, a groundwater tax of Rp. 4.6 billion, and a swallow's sarong tax of Rp. 9 million, respectively.

The realization for the period January to June 2024 or the first semester, for the groundwater tax post amounting to Rp2.3 billion or 50.32 percent, BPHTB amounting to Rp19.91 billion or 49.79 percent, and the United Nations realization of Rp14.3 billion or 33.68 percent.

Meanwhile, the realization billboard tax is IDR 1.48 billion or 41.22 percent, the swallow nest tax is IDR 1.5 million or 17.16 percent.

Efforts to boost regional revenues include optimizing the revenue sector and collecting in arrears of taxpayers.

Another effort is the optimization of "tapping boxes" or transaction monitoring tools in a number of business places as an effort to boost regional revenues.

"We also continue to monitor the place of business equipped with the transaction monitoring tool, because some of them were damaged, including avoiding other unwanted things, such as the potential for manual transaction efforts so that the tool was not recorded," he said.