Tax Directorate Targets Rp 200 Trillion through Tax Base Expansion
The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) of the Ministry of Finance is targeting tax revenue of Rp 200 trillion from expanding the tax base, or ekstensifikasi. DJP Director General Bimo Wijayanto stated that the amount of tax revenue that can be secured automatically each year is around Rp 1,800 trillion. Meanwhile, this year’s tax revenue target reaches Rp 2,357.7 trillion.
Therefore, the Directorate General of Taxes needs to make extra efforts to pursue revenue of around Rp 560 trillion. “Every year we can secure Rp 1,800 trillion with the machine and policies that are ceteris paribus. To reach Rp 2,357.7 trillion, we still need Rp 560 trillion, a super extra effort that we must achieve,” said Bimo, as quoted from Antara on Wednesday, 8 April 2026.
He stated that DJP cannot rely solely on the old tax base to meet that target. Therefore, Bimo will rely on tax ekstensifikasi as one of the additional revenue engines.
Bimo mentioned that from the total additional need of Rp 560 trillion, around Rp 200 trillion is targeted to come from expanding the tax base that has not been optimally addressed so far. “From the super extra effort of Rp 560 trillion earlier, we target Rp 200 trillion from tax base expansion. Insya Allah, it can be achieved,” he said.
The Director General of Taxes is deploying around 530 available tax service offices to explore the potential of the tax base. They will process the old tax base into comparative data that will later be used to test the calculation, reporting, and payment of taxes by taxpayers.
On the same occasion, Deputy Minister of Finance Juda Agung stated that expanding the tax base is one of the fiscal authority’s strategies to face economic turbulence in 2026. Juda said that fiscal policy needs to be directed in a measured and sustainable manner in responding to the current global conditions. Because geopolitical tensions open up risk spaces for commodity prices, exchange rates, and pressure on state expenditure, especially energy subsidies.
In general, the Ministry of Finance has formulated four pillars in managing state revenue. First, strengthening the revenue base structurally through fair tax base expansion, optimisation of new economic potential, and cross-sector data integration.
Second, strengthening compliance based on risk and data. Third, maintaining a balance between state revenue and economic growth. Finally, human resource transformation.