Acceptance Of Hattrick Tax, Sri Mulyani Appreciates DJP Performance

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati appreciated the performance of the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance for successfully collecting tax revenues exceeding the target for three consecutive years, aka a hat trick.

"With hard work, thank God for the last three years @ditjenpajakri has shown very impressive performance and achievements," he said in an upload on his personal Instagram account @smindrawati, quoted Monday, January 29, 2024.

According to Sri Mulyani, taxes are the foundation as well as a buffer pole for a country.

Without a strong tax foundation no country can continue to grow and progress.

Sri Mulyani said that she also discussed various steps to continue to strengthen the tax foundation that had been built.

One of them, through the projected acceptance of taxation, the sustainability of reforms through the coretax.

Sri Mulyani explained that the discussion discussed the projected tax revenue, the sustainability of reforms through the coretax, which not only changes the DGT system, but also the mindset and how it works.

In addition, another effort is to continue to strengthen the 3 line of defense system to maintain and strengthen DGT so that it is more credible and competent.

"Of course all of that will not work without the good role of leadership and ownership of the leaders. Including, continuing to be humble, listen to aspirations, and strengthen collaboration," he said.

In addition, Sri Mulyani also expressed her gratitude to the taxpayers and related parties for their participation and contribution.

As additional information, the realization of state revenues will reach IDR 2,774.3 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.3 percent compared to 2022 or year-on-year (yoy).

This achievement is equivalent to 112.6 percent of the 2023 State Budget target, or 105.2 percent of Presidential Decree 75/2023.

In 2023 tax revenues amounted to Rp2,155.4 trillion, growing 5.9 percent (yoy). This acceptance exceeded the target, with the achievement of 106.6 percent of the APBN or 101.7 percent of the Presidential Regulation 75/2023.

Based on data from the APBN Kita Edition in January 2024, state revenues in 2021 recorded an increase of 20.1 percent to Rp1,547.8 trillion and in 2022 it rose 31.4 percent to Rp2,034.5 trillion.

As of December 2023, tax revenues reached IDR 1,869.2 trillion or 108.8 percent of the 2023 State Budget and 102.8 percent of Presidential Regulation 75 of 2023.