Government may tax water transportation

Government may tax water transportation

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Central Kalimantan
provincial government is studying the possibility of imposing a
tax on water transportation, a senior administration official
said on Saturday.

It was hoped that the tax would increase the revenues of the
provincial government, and regental and municipal governments in
Central Kalimantan, said Governor Teras Narang.

"If the proposal is approved, 60 percent of the revenue will
go to the provincial government and 40 percent to the regental
and municipal governments," said the governor while handing over
the draft tax regulation to a senior councillor during a council
plenary meeting in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan's capital.

The province has a huge number of water transportation vessels
as it is traversed by many large rivers, including the Kapuas and
Kahayan, which are used for the movement of people and goods. --
Antara