Jakarta's biggest tax payers announced

Jakarta's biggest tax payers announced

JAKARTA (JP): The government announced on Thursday the
biggest individual and corporate tax payers from the West and
Central Jakarta in 1992.

The list of the biggest individual tax payers issued by the
fifth regional office of the directorate general of tax, which
cover the West and Central Jakarta areas, mentioned Subronto
Laras, the President of PT Indomobil, an automotive company, at
No. 1, followed by Indra Widjaja, the President of Bank
International Indonesia, at No. 4.

As compared to the whole number of taxpayers throughout
Jakarta Subronto ranked the second and Indra the seventh.

The other names in the list include Judiono Tosin, the
former Finance Director of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa on No.
9 (in the 29th rank as compared to the whole payers throughout
the city) and Abdullah Ali, the President of Bank Central Asia on
No. 25 (115th).

"I am not the conglomerate I am just working for them and I
am living only from my salary," said Abdullah when he was asked
for his comment.

Meanwhile, PT Bintang Toejoe, a medicine producing company,
was mentioned at No. 1 among the biggest corporate tax payers in
West and Central Jakarta (third as compared to all payers in the
city), followed by PT Ciputra Development, a property developer,
on No. 15 (58th), PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia, an Islamic bank
with special interest arrangement, No. 16 (59th), PT Humpuss, a
business group which is owned by the President's youngest son,
Hutomo Mandala Putra, No. 19 (69th).

PT Matahari Putra Prima, a retailer company, was mentioned
on No. 25 (92th), PT Anwar Sierad, a poultry company, No. 38
(126th) and PT Pudjiadi & Son, a hotel and property company, No.
40 (139th).

Zairuddin Idris, the chief of the tax office of West and
Central Jakarta, said on Thursday that out of the total 150
biggest individual and corporate tax payers, 36 individuals and
45 corporations are coming from Central and West Jakarta.

There are three tax offices in Jakarta with the first
overseeing tax collection in South, North and East Jakarta, the
second in West and Central Jakarta, and the third specially being
assigned to collect the tax from foreign investment companies,
state-owned companies and all companies which are selling their
shares to the public.

Zairuddin was quoted by Antara as saying that the Jakarta
tax office collected around Rp 24 trillion (US$10.94 billion)
from the individual tax payments in 1992.

Zairuddin said that the tax collection in West and Central
Jakarta alone increased to Rp 4 trillion in the 1993/1994 fiscal
year from around Rp 3.4 trillion in 1992 and is expected to
increase to Rp 5.18 trillion in 1994/1995 fiscal year. (mas)