Incar Hattrick Tembus Target, Director General Of Tax Receipt Strategy Of Rp1,718 Trillion This Year

Director General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Suryo Utomo (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Director General (Dirjen) of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Suryo Utomo said that tax revenues are still the backbone of state revenue in the 2023 State Budget because the portion is very dominant.

According to him, this year tax revenue is expected to reach IDR 1,718 trillion. This amount is much greater than the 2022 State Budget (according to Presidential Regulation 98/2022) which amounted to IDR 1,485 trillion.

"We have taken security measures to achieve this year's national tax target," he said in a media briefing in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 10.

Suryo explained that a number of these steps include monitoring taxpayer payments, providing tax facilities, extensification and intensification of taxation, as well as research and follow-up to taxation data for the year.

"We will also optimize the implementation of the Law on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (HPP) while preparing priority targets for securing tax revenues," he said.

Suryo added that the 2023 fiscal consolidation is expected to answer the economic challenges this year which are covered by uncertainty, especially from external factors.

"The Directorate General of Taxes believes that sustainable fiscal management will encourage even better state revenues. Not to forget from an internal perspective, we need to build a agile, effective and efficient public bureaucracy and service," he stressed.

As previously reported by the editors, tax revenue has succeeded in breaking the target in two consecutive years. In 2021, the value of tax collection will reach Rp1,547.8 trillion, equivalent to 107.1 percent of the target.

Meanwhile, in the realization of 2022 tax revenue, it is known that it is IDR 1,716.8 trillion or an increase of 115.6 percent from the APBN ceiling of IDR 1,485 trillion.