The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) emphasized the importance of consistency in the implementation of tax structural reforms as a strategic step to achieve the tax ratio target of 11 percent in the near future.
Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto also called for a collective spirit to strengthen coordination, maintain integrity, and build an effective and just tax system.
According to him, the success of achieving a higher tax ratio is not only a matter of increasing revenue, but also about managing public trust in the country's fiscal system.
He added that the tax system continues to develop through comprehensive reforms to create a more just, transparent, and modern system.
Bimo continued in the momentum of Tax Day 2025 inviting all DGT employees to maintain integrity, improve professionalism, and encourage active community participation in developing the country.
"We not only manage state revenues, we manage people's trust. Taxes are a form of national mutual cooperation in financing mutual welfare," he said in his statement, Monday, July 14.
He stressed the importance of maintaining the continuity of tax reforms that have been going on for four decades, including through the construction of the quintex System as the foundation of the modern DGT administration.
According to him, in the process of stabilizing and improving this system, it is a form of responsibility for taxpayers as the main stakeholders.
On this occasion, Bimo also expressed his appreciation to all DGT employees, including retirees, for their dedication and integrity that is maintained, this is very important in facing the challenge of tax revenue in 2025 which is targeted to reach IDR 2,189.3 trillion, an increase of 13.3 percent compared to the previous year.
"Tax revenue is not just a matter of numbers. It is a mandate from the people, and must be managed with honesty and courage to face all forms of external pressure," said Bimo.
In facing the challenges of an increasingly complex era, he added that DGT continues to strengthen work culture based on integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
Bimo emphasized that the basic values of the organization must be a basis for every implementation of tasks, and all employees are expected to be role models in public services as an effort to build public trust in tax institutions
On the other hand, Bimo conveyed that to protect employees who work professionally and according to the provisions, DGT establish close coordination with law enforcement officials to ensure legal and security protection in carrying out their duties.
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As part of strengthening national institutions and anti-corruption systems, he said that the DGT establishes strategic synergies with the National Police, the Attorney General's Office, the KPK, and other agencies through the Optimization Team for State Revenue and the Priority Sector Revenue Task Force such as mining and fisheries.
In addition, Bimo said that the DGT will also inaugurate the Taxpayers' Charter (Taxpayer Association) as a form of respect for the contribution of Taxpayers and as a concrete step to build a fair, equal, and responsible relationship between the state and taxpayers.
"This sport is formulated participatively involving business circles, associations, tax consultants, academics, and tax volunteers," he concluded.
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