Jakarta and Java Island Still Two Biggest Contributor of Tax Amnesty Ransom

Kamis, 08 Desember 2016 - 04:55 WIB
Jakarta and Java Island...
Jakarta and Java Island Still Two Biggest Contributor of Tax Amnesty Ransom
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DENPASAR - Tax amnesty program was unlikely to be repeated in other occasions. People are asked to use this fullest opportunity.

This is emphasized President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) when disseminating the Tax Amnesty program period II in Bali Province, on Wednesday (7/12). This socialization is the third province in the second period after the Tax Amnesty program Makassar, South Sulawesi and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

In front of around 2010 businesses from Bali and Nusa Tenggara are present at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), the President assured that the Tax Amnesty program is the last program before the era of information disclosure enacted in 2018. Therefore, the President called for this program can be utilized.

"I invited for use this opportunity because there may not have been Tax Amnesty
opened in disclosure of information era," president said.

He felt need to continue direct socialization due to the achievements of the tax amnesty is still relatively low. According to Jokowi, the declaration of a repatriation fund has reached Rp3980 trillion to Rp143 trillion total ransom.

"Therefore, why me themselves to awaken us all how important moneys for the country. Therefore, I came alone, came alone wear a suit again. Usually I wear a white shirt going to the village going to the village. Lodging Tax Amnesty wear a suit. In order to join all of them, so pay for everything," said the President.

"Total taxpayers 20 million, 480 thousand participating new tax amnesty. Only 2.5 percent. Small all, imagine if just half of taxpayers come tax amnesty, no needs to borrow money from abroad, no need to fight for investment," he continued.

The achievements of the tax amnesty receipts in Bali, combined together with Nusa Tenggara, Papua and Maluku reached Rp1.4 trillion from about 23 thousand the number of
amnesty taxpayer and 1.3 million taxpayers.

The President also reminded, in the midst of global economic slowdown is happening today, all countries fight money flowing so with Indonesia. The President also said the potential of the national wealth is still pretty good, just still parked abroad.

"Though there are still a lot of our own money that are abroad. Existing records at the Ministry of Finance Rp11 thousand trillion," the president said.

Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani said in his presentation said, in terms of tax revenue, densely populated islands of generating revenues from the sector Income Tax (VAT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) is greater than the islands with a population of less.

Therefore, in order to avoid regional disparities, perform the distribution of income tax from an area with a higher tax to areas with lower tax revenue.

According to data from the Ministry of Finance, for example, the amount of income tax and VAT receipts in Java that has budget expenditure amounted Rp383,61 trillion reached Rp737,65 trillion, or 81.3 percent nationally with Transfer Fund, which funds allocated by the central government amounting to Rp198.3 trillion (27.0 percent).

Meanwhile, in Papua and Maluku which have budget expenditures amounted Rp64,86 trillion, can only result in income tax and VAT is Rp4,77 trillion (1.6 percent). Therefore, the islands in eastern Indonesia that receive funds transfers from the center reaches Rp144,7 trillion (19.7 percent).

So with the budget expenditure amounted Rp53,74 trillion, for income tax and VAT in Bali and Nusa Tenggara totaled Rp3,96 trillion (1.4 percent) with the acquisition
Funds Transfer Rp38,8 trillion (5.3 percent).

For optimize tax revenue, government organized a Tax Amnesty Program which is currently included in the second period (October 1 to December 31, 2016).

As for the progress of the Tax Amnesty, according to the Directorate General of Taxes per-December 3, 2016, total assets declared had reached Rp3.972 trillion with the ransom Rp95,261 trillion.

Jakarta and Java Island in the first position and the second contributor ransom with each 52.5 trillion and Rp29,7 trillion. Meanwhile in Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Papua and Maluku, joined in one group and contribute to donate $1.4 trillion
ransom funds.
(rnz)
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