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Indonesia Seeks Rp 750 Trillion More in Tax Revenue by Year-End
Indonesia’s tax office has collected Rp 1,607 trillion by the end of September, or 68.2% of its 2026 target of Rp 2,357 trillion.
Tax revenue was up 24.1% from the same point in the year before, but about Rp 750 trillion is still needed to meet the target.
The Directorate General of Taxes, part of the Finance Ministry, says it will work to raise the remaining amount from October through December.
It plans to use tax data to improve checks, audits and enforcement, and to identify taxes that have not yet been collected.
Measures include collecting taxes on foreign digital transactions and income tax through online marketplaces, as well as reducing some tax penalties.
The tax office will also focus on business areas including online trade, fuel sales, manufacturing, mining, transport, storage and business services.
It says it has coordinated with regional offices and will continue the effort through December.
Indonesia’s tax authority says it has about Rp750 trillion left to collect to meet the 2026 state budget target.
Tax revenue through September 30 reached Rp1,607 trillion, or 68.2% of the Rp2,357 trillion target.
Revenue had grown 24.1% cumulatively by September 30, according to tax chief Bimo Wijayanto.
The Directorate General of Taxes plans to intensify oversight and enforcement and use tax policies to raise revenue from October through December.
It will focus on sectors including trade, manufacturing, mining, transport and warehousing, and business services.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Directorate General of Taxes, led by Bimo Wijayanto.
- What
- The authority says it needs to collect about Rp750 trillion more to meet the 2026 tax revenue target.
- When
- The shortfall was reported on October 9, 2026. The authority plans to pursue the remaining revenue through December.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- Tax revenue through September 30 was 68.2% of the 2026 target, leaving about Rp750 trillion to collect.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tax revenue reached Rp1,607 trillion, or 68.2% of the annual target, and had grown 24.1% cumulatively.
Tax chief Bimo Wijayanto said about Rp750 trillion remained to be collected to meet the target.
The Directorate General of Taxes plans to pursue the remaining revenue through enforcement, tax policies and a focus on sectors with strong growth.
- 2026 tax target
- Rp2,357 trillion
- Revenue through September 30
- Rp1,607 trillion in Detik; Rp1,607.6 trillion in CNBC Indonesia
- Share of target reached
- 68.2%
- Revenue growth
- 24.1% cumulatively through September 30, 2026
- Remaining to collect
- About Rp750 trillion
What people are saying
Cumulative revenue through September 30, 2026, grew 24.1%, and the remaining revenue we still have to shoulder in line with the target is around Rp750 trillion.
We will finish by December 2026; we have coordinated with all regional offices.
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