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        "id": 1990778,
        "msgid": "big-spending-puts-pressure-on-the-state-budget-1789887037",
        "date": "2026-09-20 13:15:22",
        "title": "Big Spending Puts Pressure on the State Budget",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's tax revenue has reached only 51.31 per cent of its 2026 target as of July, raising concerns regarding a potential widening of the State Budget deficit. To mitigate this shortfall, the Directorate-General of Taxes is focusing on expanding the tax base through the implementation of the Core Tax Administration System.",
        "content": "<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Seven months have passed, but this year\u2019s\ntax-revenue target is only halfway there. Through the end of July 2026,\nthe government had collected Rp1,209.6 trillion (around US$68.72\nbillion) in taxes, or 51.31 percent of the Rp2,537.7 trillion (US$114.18\nbillion) target set in the 2026 State Budget. That means the government\nmust collect another Rp1,150 trillion (US$65.34 billion) over the next\nfive months. If the target is missed, the State Budget deficit will\nwiden.<\/p>\n<p>That was why, at a meeting with officials from the Finance Ministry\u2019s\nDirectorate-General of Taxes on Monday, September 7, 2026, Harris\nTurino, a member of the House of Representatives\u2019 (DPR) Commission XI,\nwhich oversees financial affairs, urged tax collectors to work much\nharder as the year-end approached. Tax revenue typically slows during\nthat period. \u201cEfforts to boost revenue should not disrupt the investment\nclimate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Director-General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto said expanding\nthe tax base was a key strategy for increasing revenue. The effort, he\nsaid, was being supported by the Core Tax Administration System\n(Coretax), which had added 2 million new taxpayers to the tax base.\n\u201cExpanding the tax base allows us to monitor economic activity across a\nbroader reach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bimo claimed that tax revenue had grown 12 percent through July 2026.\nBut the increase had not fully eased the risk of a tax-revenue\nshortfall. Bimo projected tax revenue of Rp2,310.9 trillion (US$131.3\nbillion) by year-end, Rp46.9 trillion (US$26.18 billion) below the 2026\nState Budget target.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/big-spending-puts-pressure-on-the-state-budget-1789887037",
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