There Are 10 Percent Fuel Tax Rules, Pramono: Jakarta Has Not Decided

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - Rumors circulated that there was a 10 percent motor vehicle refueling tax (BBM). This provision is regulated in Law Number 1 of 2022 concerning Financial Relations between the Central Government and the Regional Government (HKPD).

Responding to this, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung emphasized that Jakarta had not implemented a fuel tax.

"So the law has regulated this matter. That then the maximum is 10 percent. Jakarta has not decided in this case," said Pramono at the Fairmont Hotel, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 22.

Pramono admitted that he had discussed the discourse on fuel taxes with the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government.

Even so, Pramono will still consider a number of factors before inaugurating the implementation of the fuel filling tax in Jakarta.

"What is clear is that I will see how the portrait in Jakarta is. Because those who have implemented this there are 14 provinces. But Jakarta has not decided on that," explained Pramono.

For information, the rules for imposing fuel taxes from the law have also been passed down in Regional Regulation Number 1 of 2024 concerning Regional Taxes and Levy.

This motor vehicle fuel tax (PBBKB) will only be applied if the Governor of DKI Jakarta issues technical regulations for its implementation.

The DKI Jakarta Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda) explained that the tax object in PBBKB is the delivery of motor vehicle fuel from providers such as gas stations or fuel producers to consumers aka vehicle users.

The PBBB rate in DKI Jakarta is set at 10 percent of the selling value of fuel. However, the special tariff for public transportation is only 50 percent of the normal rate, so public transportation pays PBBB at 5 percent.