Tax Challenges in 2018

In 2018, tax revenues are projected to reach Rp 1.424 quadrillion, up 23.7 percent from the 2017 realization.

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The tax revenue collection realized by the Directorate General of Taxation eventually reached about 90 percent in 2017, or Rp 1.151 quadrillion of the targeted Rp 1.283 quadrillion.

In fact, as in previous years, 2017 was still a difficult year for raising tax revenues because of various factors. Income tax (PPh) contributed Rp 646.9 trillion to total tax revenues, along with Rp 480.7 trillion from value-added tax (VAT), Rp 16.8 trillion from the land and building tax (PBB) and Rp 6.7 trillion from other taxes.