Airport tax to be increased

Airport tax to be increased

TANGERANG (JP): Soekarno-Hatta airport operator PT Angkasa
Pura II will increase airport tax imposed on people flying
overseas in a bid to fulfill the Tangerang mayoralty's demand for
a share of the revenue.

Head of the company Miskul Firdaus said on Saturday the rate
would be raised by Rp 10,000 from the current Rp 50,000. However,
he would not reveal when the new tax increase will take effect.

"Increasing airport tax is the only way to meet Tangerang
administration's demand. Also, airport tax imposed on passengers
departing from Soekarno-Hatta still remains among the cheapest in
the world," Miskul said.

Separately, Tangerang mayor Mochammad Thamrin predicted on
Saturday his administration would reap in Rp 20 billion from the
airport tax.

Thamrin said the share of tax revenue had been approved by the
minister of telecommunication and transportation and would be
realized in the current fiscal year.

"The tax revenue will help the mayoralty administration
improve public welfare. It's important because Tangerang is
situated close to the country's capital and the airport falls in
our jurisdiction," Thamrin said, as quoted by the mayoralty
spokesman, Herri Kusnadi. (41)