More revenues in vehicle taxes

More revenues in vehicle taxes

TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang administration has succeeded in
raising revenue of Rp 69.9 billion (US$7.4 million) from vehicle
tax and fees during the last fiscal year, exceeding their target
of Rp 45.7 billion (US$4.8 million) by 155 percent.

According to the head of the Vehicle Taxation Unit, Suparman,
the lion's share of the revenue was generated by vehicle
ownership transfer fees, amounting to Rp 50 billion, with vehicle
taxes bringing in Rp 19 billion.

His office, he said, collaborated with insurance firm PT Jasa
Raharja, as well as with importers, company owners, the Jakarta
Police and local vehicle dealers.

The collaboration had been going very well, he said. Soon, his
office would be working on an ownership transfer order for 500
Harley Davidson motorcycles.

"We've negotiated with the importer to do the transfers here
in Serpong and they've agreed," Suparman explained.

The transfers, he added, were worth around Rp 9 billion as the
fees for some motorcycles could be up to Rp 18 million.

His office, Suparman said, was a national role model for fast
service to taxpayers, with processing being completed within a
half an hour.

"Here, we can serve up to 700 vehicle owners everyday or
around 150,000 vehicles with 60 percent of them being motorcycles
and the rest four-wheeled vehicles," he said. (41/hdn)