Central Java Loses IDR 932 Billion In Vehicle Taxes In 2021

Illustration - A number of taxpayers when paying motorized vehicle taxes lanturously at the Samsat counter on Jalan Ahmad Yani Surabaya some time ago. (ANTARA/Fiqh Arfani)

SEMARANG - The Central Java DPRD said that the uncollected motor vehicle tax (PKB) arrears during 2021 reached Rp932 billion.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Java DPRD, Sukirman, in a press release in Semarang, Friday, January 7, said that the high uncollected tax revenue was suspected to be the cause of the realization of this province's income being below the national average.

According to him, the realization of Central Java's revenue in 2021 based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs reached 96.91 percent. This achievement is still below the national average of 97.91 percent.

"The uncollected regional tax of that amount is very unfortunate," said the PKB politician as quoted by Antara.

Therefore, he asked for the strengthening of the device so that in the future it does not happen again. He considered that there should be an award for taxpayers who are disciplined in paying taxes.

"If necessary, door-to-door tax collection and other creativity will also be carried out," he said.

He said that although the Central Java Regional Revenue Agency stated that there was no reduction in revenue targets like other provinces during this pandemic, the targets that had been set should still be met with various efforts.

"Immediately an inventory of problems that make the target not realized so that a solution can be found immediately," he said.