400 Traders Recorded Still In Arrears Of Kiosk Rental To The Kudus Regency Government

Officers showed a billing letter to traders from Kliwon Market, Kudus Regency, Central Java, who were in arrears to rent kiosks. ANTARA

The Trade Office of Kudus Regency, Central Java, has billed a thousand traders, who have arrears in paying levies on the use of regional wealth (PKD) or kiosk rental. Until now, the number of traders who have been in arrears has decreased to 400 traders. "While the arrears value from April 2022 data reached Rp. 3 billion, now it has decreased to Rp. 1 billion, which is still being sought to be collected," said Head of the Market Management Division of the Kudus Trade Office Albertus Harys Yunanto in Kudus, Antara, Tuesday, January 17. A number of efforts have indeed been taken to suppress arrears, ranging from giving stickers to merchant kiosks that are in arrears to electronic withdrawals of levies. Of the hundreds of traders who were in arrears, he said, there were those who had been in arrears since 2016, so they were still trying to be billed. "The arrears will be the merchant's obligation to be completed and there is no term for eliminating arrears," he said. Traders who are in arrears, there are reasons that they do not have money and some are holding on to building rights (HGB) until 2021, even though their status ends in 2016. However, the effective withdrawal of kiosk rentals was carried out in 2018 after traders signed a lease agreement. Di Pasar Kliwon Kudus terdapat 36 ruko, 863 kiosk dan 1.356 los dengan jumlah total pedagang mencapai 2.500 pedagang. The tariff for renting kiosks and shophouses per square meter is IDR 500 per square meter per day, while the loss is IDR 250 per square meter per day.