Pramono Concerning The Viral Taxable Pedel Sports: The Heboh Is Half Dead

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo at the Transjakarta Galunggung Bus Stop, Central Jakarta, Thursday (3/7/2025). ANTARA/Lifia Mawaddah Putri.

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung responded to the use of padel sports facilities which were taxed at 10 percent.

Pramono's social media account was flooded with tags and mentions from netizens over a viral post regarding the imposition of the tax. Before going viral, Pramono admitted that he did not know that the padel facilities were taxed.

"So I myself have never known about the sport of padel being collected by 10 percent tax, the excitement is half dead. The Sda which then went viral and was sent to me or to my Instagram story," said Pramono at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Thursday, July 3.

So far, Pramono admits that he has not issued any decisions regarding the imposition of taxes on the padel field.

"I myself have not signed and do not know about it," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda) Lusiana Herawati explained that the PAdel field facilities are included in one of the objects of taxation on certain goods and services (PBJT) for arts and entertainment services.

This is stated in the Decree of the Head of DKI Jakarta Bapenda Number 257 of 2025 concerning the Second Amendment to the Decree of the Head of Bapenda Number 854 of 2024 concerning Sports, which is an Object of Tax on Certain Goods and Services for Art and Entertainment Services.

This provision is a derivative rule of Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2024 concerning Regional Taxes and Regional Retribution, as well as Governor Regulation Number 35 of 2024 concerning Basic Provisions for Imposition of Certain Goods and Services Taxes.

Lusiana explained that the sport of play and fitness by using places/rooms and/or equipment that are rented out or subject to payment is one of the objects of PBJT for arts and entertainment services.

Bapenda has determined the padel field to be one of the sports of the game which is the object of PBJT for arts and entertainment services.

"The determination of the padel as the object of PBJT for arts and entertainment services is in accordance with the provisions of regional tax laws and regulations because it is included as a game sport that is paid for the use of space and sports equipment," explained Lusiana.

"Determination of padel is also an effort in order to optimize regional tax revenues that are possible according to the provisions of the legislation," he added.

This object of PJBT for arts and entertainment services also applies to fitness centers, including yoga/pilates/zumba venues, futsal/ball fields/mini-soccer courts, tennis courts, swimming pools, badminton courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, table tennis courts,ASH courts, archery courts, baseball fields/sofbols, shooting grounds, hilly places, rock climbing sites, ice skating venues, equestrian sites, boxing/beladiri gyms, athletic/run places, and jetski.