Mayor urges good public services

TANGERANG: Tangerang Mayor Wahidin Halim has ordered his subordinates to do their best to provide quality service to the public without expecting rewards.

"Satisfied residents would appreciate the administration and be willing to pay land and property tax on time," he said on Monday.

The subdistrict administrations of Petir and Poris Plawad, both in Cipondoh district, were recognized on Monday for their success in collecting 100 percent of the targeted land and property tax before the Aug. 31 deadline.

District head Utun Sobari said Cipondoh itself had only collected as of Monday Rp 731 million (US$82,134) in tax revenue, or 82 percent of the targeted Rp 900 million. -- JP