Very slow growth in number of Indonesia tax payers, official
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The number of individual tax payers in Indonesia increased by only 200,000 to 300,000 a year during the past five years, the country`s top tax official said.
"In addition, only about 33 percent to 34 percent of them pay their taxes regularly," Darmin Nasution, director general of taxes, told media editors here on Tuesday night.
The number of individual tax payers was increasing at a very slow pace as at the end of 2006 it stood at only 3.3 million, and only 2.9 million of them were effective tax payers, Darmin said.
He said the slowness in the increase in the number of individual tax payers was due to the fact that the directorate general of taxes had not yet provided maximum service to the people while the people`s desire to pay taxes was still low.
Nasution said if Indonesia`s population was 220 million, the number of individual tax payers should be at least between 20 million and 25 million.
In order to increase the number of tax payers the directorate general was trying to modernize its taxation services and extensify its tax-base sources.
"We will improve our services, provide facilities and develop a database and administration system," he said.(*)
"In addition, only about 33 percent to 34 percent of them pay their taxes regularly," Darmin Nasution, director general of taxes, told media editors here on Tuesday night.
The number of individual tax payers was increasing at a very slow pace as at the end of 2006 it stood at only 3.3 million, and only 2.9 million of them were effective tax payers, Darmin said.
He said the slowness in the increase in the number of individual tax payers was due to the fact that the directorate general of taxes had not yet provided maximum service to the people while the people`s desire to pay taxes was still low.
Nasution said if Indonesia`s population was 220 million, the number of individual tax payers should be at least between 20 million and 25 million.
In order to increase the number of tax payers the directorate general was trying to modernize its taxation services and extensify its tax-base sources.
"We will improve our services, provide facilities and develop a database and administration system," he said.(*)