JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung officially released 100 percent of Rural and Urban Land and Building Taxes (PBB-P2) for private schools in Jakarta. This policy is contained in the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Number 857 of 2025.
This tax exemption covers all levels of private education, from elementary school, junior high school, to high school. The policy is said to be effective and will have a direct impact on the operational burden of private schools in the capital.
Deputy Special Staff Coordinator for the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Yustinus Prastowo, said this policy was the first to be implemented in the history of the previous DKI governors.
"From the time of Mr. Jokowi, it was impossible, Mr. Ahok was impossible, Mr. Anies was impossible, only now can we do it. So, the UN for private schools, from elementary, junior high, high school, starting next year, this year is also in effect, it can be reduced by 100 percent," said Prastowo in his statement, Tuesday, December 23.
Prastowo explained that the idea of releasing PBB-P2 for private schools emerged after he studied the DKI Provincial Government's fiscal policy and received many complaints from private school managers regarding the high tax burden.
He said that the obligation to pay the UN has always been one of the fixed burdens that are burdensome, especially for schools that are not profit-oriented and depend on the cost of education from students.
"When I entered DKI, the first thing I did was look at the policy. I also saw the complaints of private school managers in Jakarta, because the PBB payment was expensive. That was the first thing I discussed with the Governor," said Prastowo.
According to him, the tax exemption is expected to make the school budget more flexible and can be diverted to needs that are considered more urgent, especially improving the quality of learning.
Prastowo assessed that this policy is not merely about tax relief, but reflects the direction of the local government's favor towards the education sector, especially private educational institutions which have been supporting access to education in Jakarta.
"This policy is not just about taxes, but about partisanship. The state should not take from those who are actually carrying out the most basic social function, namely educating the nation's life," said Prastowo.
Furthermore, Prastowo hopes that the reduction of the burden of private schools is expected to contribute directly to the future of students in Jakarta.
"When we lighten the burden of private schools, what we strengthen is the future of Jakarta children," he added.
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