Yesterday: SPT Reporting Sanctions Waived to Additional Rp100 Trillion SAL Funds

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various economic events were reported by the ANTARA News Agency on Friday (27/3/2026), ranging from the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance officially waiving administrative sanctions for SPT reporting, to an additional Rp100 trillion in SAL funds that can be utilised more flexibly by the banking sector. Here is a summary of yesterday’s economic news worth following today, Saturday. Directorate General of Taxes waives SPT reporting administrative sanctions until 30 April 2026 The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance has waived administrative sanctions for late payments and reporting of the Annual Tax Return (SPT) for individual taxpayers until 30 April 2026. The policy is outlined in the Directorate General of Taxes Announcement Number PENG-28/PJ.09/2026. “This is a decision by the Minister after we consulted with evidence from SPT receipt performance data, and it was decided to extend until 30 April for both reporting and payments,” said Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto in Jakarta on Friday. Purbaya: THR not yet disbursed 100 percent due to submission processes by ministries and agencies Finance Minister (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the THR holiday allowance has not been fully disbursed due to the submission processes from respective ministries and agencies (K/L). According to him, the main obstacle is not at the Ministry of Finance, but in the administrative stages at each proposing institution. “It’s at the ministries/agencies that are submitting. We pay, it comes in, pay, it comes in, pay,” said Purbaya in Jakarta on Friday. AFPI ready to appeal KPPU decision on alleged interest cartel The Indonesian Peer-to-Peer Fintech Funding Association (AFPI) stated it is ready to appeal the Business Competition Supervisory Commission’s (KPPU) decision on Thursday (26/3/2026) regarding alleged violations of a loan interest cartel in online lending (pindar). AFPI General Chairman Entjik S Djafar, in his statement in Jakarta on Friday, expressed disappointment with the KPPU’s decision. Indonesia intensively communicates with Iran to free Pertamina tankers from Hormuz Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia assured that the Indonesian government is continuously engaging in intensive communication with the Iranian government to facilitate the exit of two Pertamina tankers from the Strait of Hormuz. “It’s not easy for us to figure out how to get our ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. But we are building ongoing communication,” said Bahlil when met at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy’s office in Jakarta on Friday. Purbaya says additional Rp100 T SAL funds can be used more flexibly Finance Minister (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the additional placement of Surplus Budget Balance (SAL) funds amounting to Rp100 trillion in the banking sector is provided under a more flexible scheme. Unlike the previous Rp200 trillion placement, which was more targeted, this additional funding can be utilised more broadly by the State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara) and Regional Development Banks (BPD) to support financing for various economic sectors. “We just give it to them. This one (Rp100 trillion) is flexible. We place Rp100 trillion there, and they (the banks) will think about it later,” he said in Jakarta on Friday.