Bapenda Papua: 19,953 Vehicles Take Advantage Of Tax Fines

JAKARTA - The Papua Provincial Government (Pemprov) through the local Regional Revenue Management Agency (Bapenda) said as many as 19,953 motorized vehicles had taken advantage of the tax fine exemption program which had been implemented since July 2024.

Head of the Papua Regional Revenue Management Agency, Hans Hamadi, stated that the exemption from tax fines was based on the governor's policy so that it was hoped that the public could take advantage of it.

"The tax fine exemption program is carried out from July to October where from these results there are 19,953 motorized vehicles that use it," Hans said as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, October 6.

According to him, in the program, the Motor Vehicle Tax (PKB) fine was removed amounting to Rp13.9 billion.

"Then the PKB acceptance reached Rp. 29.2 billion in the period July to August 2024," he said.

He explained that the presence of the program was very effective where the program could boost the acceptance of PKB Papua.

"Meanwhile, the average PKB acceptance before the program was the January-June 2024 period of Rp. 8.3 billion per month," he said.

Meanwhile, after the program started, there was an 118 percent increase in July and 175 percent in August.

"So last July the PKB receipt was Rp. 18.2 billion, an increase of 118 percent from the average monthly receipt before the exemption of fines, while in August, PKB receipts amounted to Rp. 23 billion," he said.