Govt steps up tax effort

BOGOR, West Java (JP): The government, which will introduce a series of new tax laws next month will strengthen the law enforcement among taxpayers in efforts to broaden the tax base, Director General of Tax Fuad Bawazier says.

"It is our commitment to tightening the supervision of tax collection and to taking measures against any tax evaders," Fuad said in a one-day seminar at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) yesterday.

In the current 1994-1995 fiscal year, the government expects to collect Rp 34.81 trillion in tax receipts, of which Rp 18.8 trillion will be derived from income tax, Rp 13.2 trillion from value added tax and the rest from other taxes. (fhp)