Tax Target Translucent 100 Percent Before The Close Of 2021, Sri Mulyani: Thank You, You Are Amazing

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. (Photo: Instagram @smindrawati)

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) reported that the achievement of performance until December 26, 2021 was recorded as successfully collecting revenues of Rp. 1,231.87 trillion. This amount has exceeded the target in the 2021 APBN Law which is Rp. 1,229.6 trillion.

Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani said the results obtained by DGT this year were quite a historic achievement. According to him, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, DGT succeeded in achieving the target of 100 percent even before the end of the year.

“Thank you all ladies and gentlemen for your outstanding performance. Hopefully it will be an encouragement for all staff members but also be an example and role model for other ranks," he said in a press statement quoted on Tuesday, December 28.

The Minister of Finance added that the performance of tax revenue which continues to show improvement efforts must be maintained in its momentum so that it can continue into the 2022 State Budget.

“The challenge for next year is the Voluntary Disclosure Program starting January 1. There is a Law on the Harmonization of Tax Regulations with everything including April 1, VAT being 11 percent, and there is an economic recovery," he said.

On the same occasion, Director General of Taxes Suryo Utomo revealed that there are 138 Tax Service Offices (KPP) throughout Indonesia that have succeeded in achieving the tax revenue target of more than 100 percent.

"Then, as many as seven Regional Offices (Kanwil) also contributed to the achievement of more than 100 percent, namely South Jakarta I, Regional Office of DJP Large Taxpayers, Regional Office of DJP Jakarta Special, North, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and North Maluku, West Kalimantan, Kalimantan South and Central, and North Jakarta DGT Regional Office,” he explained.

Furthermore, Suryo said that his party was ready to support economic recovery measures through continued monitoring.

"The Directorate General of Taxes is highly committed to securing the 2022 State Budget, which is the final limit for the deficit above 3 percent as stipulated in Law Number 2 of 2020," concluded Suryo.