Angkasa Pura to settle tax arrears

Angkasa Pura to settle tax arrears

TANGERANG: The operator of Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport, PT Angkasa Pura (AP) II, has promised to settle arrears
in advertisement taxes since 2002, worth Rp 2 billion
(US$220,000) to Tangerang municipality.

In a meeting with Mayor Wahidin Halim early this week, the
company's commercial and business development director Tulus
Pranowo said AP was fully aware of its rights and obligations.

"We will facilitate the settlement of the tax arrears at the
airport with the administration," he said.

He said the company realized that bylaw No. 8/1999 on ad tax
stipulated that all kinds of advertisements at the airport must
pay taxes to the administration.

"Therefore, we will hold talks with several related agencies
and recalculate the amount of arrears in ad tax by advertisement
owners in the near future," he said.

Mayor Wahidin said AP should become a facilitator when the
administration collects various revenues from the ad tax sector
at the airport, which is located in the municipality's
jurisdiction.

"I hope the arrears can be settled soon and that AP does not
hamper the administration from collecting ad taxes at the
airport," he said. -- JP