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)