Politics · Indonesia · 4 hrs ago
Indonesia Sees Nearly Rp100 Trillion in Unpaid Final Tax Bills
Indonesia says nearly Rp100 trillion in legally final tax bills remain unpaid.
The bills are obligations that have been confirmed by law but have not been paid by taxpayers.
In one past collection effort, a taxpayer paid Rp450 billion in 30 minutes.
Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dradjad H. Wibowo said the government is preparing infrastructure to pursue more revenue, but did not explain how it will work.
The government says it wants to raise revenue without adding tax burdens on the public.
The money is needed to help fund President Prabowo Subianto's priority programs and support the state budget.
The government says it is still preparing its approach to collecting unpaid taxes.
Indonesia has nearly Rp100 trillion in unpaid tax bills that have become legally final, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dradjad H. Wibowo said.
He said a past collection operation led one taxpayer to pay Rp450 billion within half an hour.
The government is preparing infrastructure for a strategy to increase state revenue, but Dradjad did not disclose its details.
He said the government wants to improve revenue collection without increasing the tax burden on the public.
- Who
- The Indonesian government, as described by Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Dradjad H. Wibowo.
- What
- The government is seeking to collect nearly Rp100 trillion in unpaid tax bills that are legally final.
- When
- Dradjad discussed the issue in an interview cited on November 5, 2026. The collection operation took place earlier, but its date was not stated.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- The government needs revenue to fund priority programs and support state spending, Dradjad said.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The government carried out a collection operation on unpaid taxes, and one taxpayer paid Rp450 billion within half an hour.
CNBC Indonesia reported Dradjad’s remarks about the unpaid tax bills and the government’s revenue plans.
- Unpaid tax bills
- Nearly Rp100 trillion
- Legal status
- Final and legally binding
- Payment in operation
- Rp450 billion
- Time to pay
- Half an hour
- Speaker
- Dradjad H. Wibowo
What people are saying
We found almost Rp100 trillion in taxes that were legally final but had not been paid. We carried out a small operation, and within half an hour one taxpayer paid Rp450 billion.
The government is working hard to find sources of revenue without burdening the people.
The key to the state budget is state revenue.