Malang City Government Gives Relaxation For Business Actor's PBB Payment

Head of Malang City Regional Revenue Agency Handi Priyanto/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

MALANG - The Malang City Government provides relaxation for the extension of the payment of land and building tax (PBB) for the community and business actors. Relaxation to reduce the impact of implementing restrictions on community activities (PPKM) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head of the Malang City Regional Revenue Agency Handi Priyanto said his party could not provide tax breaks to business actors, but only relaxation of PBB payments. the tempo of the United Nations. It is a form of relaxation, and not only for the community, but also for business actors," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 4. Handi explained that the PBB payment was given leeway until October 31, 2021. However, the Malang City Government could not provide tax breaks for business actors such as hotel and restaurant taxes. So, when hotel visitors or restaurant consumers decrease, the value of taxes that must be paid will directly decrease. "Their tax payments are not flat, but according to (consumers) who enter. Consumers are reduced, the value of taxes is also reduced," he said. Handi added that up to now there have been dozens of hotel and restaurant businesses in the Malang City area, which have applied for the tax relief. However, the Malang City Government cannot provide it. "There are dozens of hotels and restaurants that have proposed. We cannot provide relief, because the existing taxes are entrusted to us from consumers," he said. The government suppresses the addition of COVID-19 cases.

During the PPKM period which began on July 3, 2021, the tourism sector in the Malang City area was significantly affected. Based on records from the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of the Malang City Branch Management Agency (BPC), at least 2,000 workers were forced to be temporarily laid off. During the PPKM period. Overall, in Malang City there were 11,626 positive confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of the total, 7,610 people have recovered, 820 have died, and the rest are under treatment.