Motor vehicle tax hike<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
Early in February, I was surprised to find the motor vehicle
\ntax on a 1,800cc Kijang car manufactured in 2002 had already
\nincreased by around 40 percent, from Rp 1,293,600 to Rp
\n1,815,000.<\/p>\n
How could the Jakarta provincial administration increase this
\ntax so substantially, as if it were competing with the fuel,
\nelectricity and telephone rate hikes?<\/p>\n
According to informed sources, Jakarta has about 3,850,000
\ncars, so its motor vehicle tax revenue can be calculated. The
\nquestion is whether the receipts will be used for the improvement
\nof public facilities and infrastructure.<\/p>\n
In reality, lots of alleyways remain narrow and means of
\npublic transport in bad repair, while the tax keeps rising every
\nyear. Jakarta's revenue should therefore be audited by a
\ncompetent agency to ascertain the purposes of its spending.<\/p>\n
In this way, the fund used can be accounted for through public
\nannouncements and the annual tax increase properly explained. It
\nmay be hard to realize but transparency in Jakarta's financial
\nmanagement should be our pursuit.<\/p>\n
M. TANJUNG, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/motor-vehicle-tax-hike-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }