Bapenda Serang City Frees Tax Fines During August 2024

A resident is currently processing taxes at the Bapenda Service Counter in Serang City, Banten, Friday (4/8/2024). BETWEEN/Desi Purnama Sari

SERANG - The Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda) of Serang City, Banten, held a tax fine exemption for all types during August 2024 as an effort to increase local revenue (PAD). Head of the Serang City Bapenda W Hari Pamungkas said the program to abolish tax fines also commemorates the 17th anniversary of Serang City and the 79th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. "The purpose of the exemption of tax fines is to maximize the PAD of Serang City and to ease the burden on the community. This program applies from 1-31 August 2024," he said in Serang, Banten, Antara, Sunday, August 4. The types of tax fines that will be exempt apply to all types of taxes, ranging from motor vehicle taxes (PKB) to land taxes and rural and urban buildings (PBB-P2). "We will remove all types of fine taxes, so that people who have tax fines will be enthusiastic again to pay taxes in Serang City," he said. He explained that the abolition of tax fines does not limit the time span of fines. So as long as the tax exemption period is still valid, the public is only required to pay the principal of the tax.

"The public must be able to take advantage of this moment, because for the elimination of fines there is no time span how long, everything is abolished, from a few years ago we will also remove it, so it is enough to pay the taxes," he said. Currently, the Serang City PBB-P2 has reached IDR 12.5 billion and with the tax exemption, it can increase to reach a target of around IDR 44 billion by 2024 or even exceed the existing target.