The spread of rumours regarding the imposition of toll road taxes,\nincluding specific taxes targeting the wealthy, has prompted Finance\nMinister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa to speak out.<\/p>\n
During a media briefing he held today, Friday (24\/4\/2026), at the\nPurnawarman Campus BPPK Building in Jakarta, Purbaya emphasised that he\nwould not impose new taxes until the public\u2019s economic conditions have\nrecovered.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the confusion, we\u2019re imposing taxes on the wealthy, toll road\ntaxes, oh so many things. I asked the Director General of Taxes,\u201d said\nPurbaya.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will not impose new taxes until our economy is sufficiently\ngood,\u201d Purbaya stressed.<\/p>\n
As is known, the issue of toll road taxes initially emerged because\nit is included in the Strategic Plan of the Directorate General of Taxes\n(DJP) for 2025-2029, which has been issued by Director General of Taxes\nBimo Wijayanto since 19 December 2025, through the issuance of Decision\nof the Director General of Taxes Number KEP-252\/PJ\/2025.<\/p>\n
In the DJP Strategic Plan 2025-2029, Bimo has systematically designed\na regulatory framework consisting of three draft ministerial regulations\n(RPMK). One of them concerns the expansion of the tax base for\nfairness.<\/p>\n
These RPMKs include regulations on the mechanism for collecting VAT\non the provision of toll road services in 2028, the implementation of\ncarbon tax in 2026, and the collection of taxes on foreign digital\ntransactions that have been completed since 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mechanism for collecting VAT on the provision of toll road\nservices is planned to be completed in 2028,\u201d quoted from the DJP\nStrategic Plan 2025-2029.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, regarding taxing the wealthy, this is also part of the\ncontent of the DJP Strategic Plan 2025-2029, which forms part of the\npolicy direction to optimise state revenues up to 2029.<\/p>\n
In the DJP Strategic Plan 2025-2029, optimising tax revenue is\ncrucial because the target tax revenue ratio to gross domestic product\n(GDP) is increasing year by year. In 2025, the target is 10.24%, while\nin 2029 it becomes 11.52%-15%.<\/p>\n
Strategies related to the extensification and intensification of tax\nrevenue are outlined in three aspects. The first is enhancing\nsupervision of compliance for Taxpayer Groups, taxpayers with\ntransactions influenced by special relationships, and Prominent\nIndividual Taxpayers, alias crazy rich.<\/p>\n
The second is expanding the tax base through the utilisation of data\nand digital technology, and the third is strengthening focused\nsupervision on the digital economy and shadow economy.<\/p>\n
Specifically, the policy direction for enhancing supervision of\ncompliance for Taxpayer Groups, taxpayers with transactions influenced\nby special relationships, and Prominent Individual Taxpayers is\nimplemented through the Strategic Taxpayer Supervision strategy, which\nfocuses on Taxpayer Groups, taxpayers with Transactions Influenced by\nSpecial Relationships, and Prominent Individual Taxpayers.<\/p>\n
In addition, by utilising the Cooperative Compliance Mechanism\n(CCM)\/Tax Control Framework (TCF), which is a compliance mechanism\nemphasising the relationship between DJP and taxpayers based on\ntransparency, cooperation, and trust.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/purbaya-denies-plans-to-implement-toll-road-tax-targeting-the-wealthy-1777045934", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }