Tax Revenue Grows Across All Industries as Mining Sector Rises 28.2%

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has revealed that tax revenue in May 2026, which grew 22.1% year-on-year to Rp 834.4 trillion, was underpinned by high tax payments from all segments of Indonesian industry. He noted that the highest growth came from the trade sector, which reached 52.4% year-on-year, contributing 25.5% to total tax receipts. This was influenced by the wholesale trade of fuel and online commerce. “If trade grows 52.4%, it means someone is buying,” Purbaya said during a state budget press conference at the Ministry of Finance’s headquarters in Jakarta on Friday (5/6/2026). The processing industry experienced annual tax payment growth of 19.7%, with a contribution of 23.6%, driven by the palm oil sub-sector, where profitability increased. “The processing industry grew 19.7% — factories here are running, producing,” Purbaya stressed. The mining sector also recorded high tax payment growth of 28.2% as of May 2026, despite its contribution to total tax revenue being 9.1%, primarily supported by growth in the oil and gas mining sector. The transportation and warehousing business sector recorded tax growth of 16.8% with a 4.6% contribution, followed by growth in tax payments from construction and real estate of 7.4% with a 3.8% contribution. Corporate services also recorded tax payment growth of 16.3% with a 3.4% contribution. Other sectors grew 19.6% with a 30.1% contribution.