City stops collecting levies

City stops collecting levies

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration stopped collecting 22
levies on 31 different types of municipality service as of May
23.

The decision was taken in line with Jakarta Governor's Decree
No. 134/1998 and Law No. 18/1997 on the collection of local taxes
and levies.

The abolished levies include fees charged for civil
registration, disturbance regulation, citizenship, fire,
sanitation, funeral services and sidewalk businesses.

The decree also states that city residents should only be
subject to a fee of Rp 1,000 to process identification cards.

When asked what the impact of the move on city revenues would
be, City Hall spokesman Kamaludin S. refused to comment.

However, Governor Sutiyoso said in March that locally
generated revenues in the 1998/1999 fiscal year were expected to
fall 15.86 percent to Rp 1.72 trillion. Before the monetary
crisis broke, an estimated Rp 2.03 trillion was expected to be
raised from local levies. (ivy)