Tax receipts from dogs

Tax receipts from dogs

JAKARTA (JP): North Sumatra's Karo regency has collected more
tax from dog registrations than from advertising taxes and
industrial licenses.

According to the Karo revenue office, tax collected from dog
registrations in the first six months of the current fiscal year
(starting April) reached Rp 1.3 million (US$555), while
advertising taxes were only Rp 695,000.

Karo regency's taxes and fees target for the 1996/1997 fiscal
year is Rp 3.5 billion, PAntara news agency reported from Medan,
North Sumatra.

Local taxes and fees come from road lighting, advertising,
licenses, motor vehicle registrations, building permits and other
services. (04)