Antara, Jakarta – Tax revenues swelled 41.93 percent year on year to reach Rp1.63 trillion as of December 14, 2022, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati informed on Tuesday.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government and state-owned enterprises, or SOEs, have spent a total of Rp 651.8 trillion or about $41.8 billion worth of local products for their proc

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Government spending is projected to reach Rp 3,061 trillion ($197 billion) for the fiscal year 2023 to anticipate a continued slowdown of the global economy an

Nabila Nursharifa (Intern), Jakarta – The National Committee for Tobacco Control on Monday proposes a government increase in tobacco excise tax with the aim of greatly reducing cigarett

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Defense Commission agreed on the Rp134 trillion 2023 budget that was proposed by the Ministry of Defense.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has introduced additional exemptions from the urban and rural land and building tax (PBB-P2) for land and buildings with a taxable value of pro

Jakarta – The government has taken a moderate approach to its spending next year amid global uncertainty caused by the inflation crisis and Russia-Ukraine War.

Antara, Jakarta – West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil on Wednesday talked about the number of vehicles that have paid their taxes in the region he leads He said that not even 50 percent of

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's Special Staffer for Strategic Communication Yustinus Prastowo stated that the government would no longer hold tax amnesty programs such as the T

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta (Bisnis) – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government pocketed Rp48 billion in tax on cryptocurrency transactions.

Jakarta – The government has reiterated its intention to implement a carbon tax this year despite having delayed the policy two times in April and earlier this month due to inflation an

Claire Jiao and Grace Sihombing – Most of Indonesia's pandemic-era fiscal incentives are set to expire at the end of the month, adding a new layer of challenge to the economy already fa

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said Indonesia planned to impose a cap and trade tax and offset or carbon tax on coal-fired power

Timor-Leste's president has expressed concern over the Catholic-majority country's budget allocation and stressed the importance of prioritizing people most affected by natural disaster

Jakarta – Forget, for a while, our commitment to reform the energy sector in light of our national pledge to reduce carbon emissions.

Jakarta – The government's decision to delay carbon tax implementation by three months has come as a relief to Indonesia's economy, which already had to cope with rising fuel, cooking o

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The government officially raised the value-added tax (VAT) from 10 percent to 11 percent starting April 1, 2022, as mandated in Article 7 of Law No.

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget saw a surplus for the second consecutive month of the year as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic began to ease, Finance Minister S

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati confirmed that the income tax rate or PPh of the rich people increased to 35 percent this year.

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has agreed to extend luxury tax exemption on low-cost cars until the end of this quarter, a senior minister said over the weekend.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government collected Rp 2,003.1 trillion ($140 billion) in revenue in the fiscal year 2021, signaling a significant rebound in the economy after a major setback

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has exceeded its yearly tax collection target for the first time in 12 years amid recovering business activity and high commodity prices, al

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's Non-Tax State Revenue from the mineral and coal sector set a record high this year.

Jakarta – Indonesia will bring in a new levy for palm plantations within the next two years, the proceeds of which will be used to protect public interests and the environment, its fina

Jakarta – Indonesia will not allow cross-border carbon trade until it meets its greenhouse gas reduction targets, its finance minister said on Friday, underlining that its domestic carb

Charles Scheiner – The young nation of Timor-Leste has been blessed with $US23 billion ($F47.71b) in oil and gas revenues over the past 15 years, which has paid for 86 per cent of state

James Guild – At the end of September, the Indonesian legislature passed the 2022 state budget, which comes in at around $190 billion.

Gayatri Suroyo, Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament approved a law on Thursday for one of the country's most ambitious tax overhauls, including raising the value added ta

Antara, Jakarta – The government will require additional revenue of up to Rp700 trillion to keep the state budget deficit below three percent of the GDP (gross domestic product), the In

Jakarta – Indonesia sets to introduce a new carbon tax, becoming the latest country to introduce the measure as part of its commitment to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next dec

Caesar Akbar, Vindry Florentin, Jakarta – The Taxation Harmonization Bill (RUU HPP) will be ratified at the House of Representative (DPR) plenary scheduled to be held next week.

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliamentary budget committee on Tuesday (Sep 28) approved President Joko Widodo's 2022 budget with total spending of about 2,714 trillion rupiah (US$190.40 billi

Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has reinstated a temporary luxury-tax break on sales of smaller cars as the concession helped boost demand for vehicles, the Finance Ministry said on

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has introduced an expansive 2022 budget bill that contains a total of $188 billion in spending to funds reforms in healthcare, social protection

Tabita Diela, Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Monday proposed a $188 billion budget for 2022, a touch bigger than this year's spending outlook and with a

Claire Jiao, Grace Sihombing and Haslinda Amin – Indonesia's finance minister expects the budget deficit to stay elevated next year as the nation's worst coronavirus surge hampers the r

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The government has submitted a proposal to impose a carbon tax starting next year, as part of the country's tax code reform, to reduce carbon emissions and meet i

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's finance minister on Monday laid out a government proposal for an overhaul of tax regulations, including introducing a program to report undisclosed asset

Jakarta – The government's plan to increase value-added tax and widen its coverage triggers controversy. The key is build public trust.

Resty Woro Yuniar (South China Morning Post) – In a bid to boost government coffers decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia is considering a sweeping tax overhaul that would ad

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Catholic groups in Indonesia have criticized a draft bill that would impose a tax on educational services, which the government claims is part of efforts to spur e

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) responded to the government's plan to impose a value-added tax (PPN) for staple food or locally known sembako.

Caesar Akbar, Bisnis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Market Traders Association (IKAPPI) voiced its protest against the government's plan to impose added-value tax (PPN) on sembak

Antara, Jakarta – Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) head researcher, Felippa Ann Amanta, assessed the effects of the government plan upon imposing added-value tax (PPN) on sta

Jakarta – The government has proposed a plan to add a new income tax bracket imposing a 35 percent tax rate on any annual income above $348,000 as part of a sweeping move to revamp Indo

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering introducing a carbon tax as it seeks to boost revenue to fund its spending to support an economy reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – Indonesia has drawn up proposals to bring in a carbon tax to curb greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to raising VAT rates and reforming income tax, as part of a major overh

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has notified the House of Representatives about his intent to introduce another tax amnesty program, the second in five years, as part of the go

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Rieka Rahadiana, Eko Listiyorini and Claire Jiao – Indonesia is offering made-to-measure incentives and, potentially, carbon offsets as it competes for investment.