Bogor successful tax collection

BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency has collected about 60 percent of the projected overall income from taxes of Rp 32 billion during the first semester of the 1999/2000 fiscal year, an official said on Tuesday.

Head of the Bogor Administration Revenue Agency Perry Suparman said the revenue was obtained from various taxes, including Rp 6.2 billion from the hotel and restaurant operational tax, Rp 850 million from the amusement centers operational tax, Rp 800 million from the advertising tax and Rp 10 billion from the public road lighting tax.

Perry said he was proud of the Bogor residents. "They have quite an awareness of paying their taxes," he said.

He said the agency would also focus on intensifying the collection of taxes, such as the ground water levy. (21/edt)