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Pekanbaru Collects Rp 1.04 Trillion in Local Taxes by October 23
Pekanbaru collected Rp 1.04 trillion in local taxes by October 23, 2026.
The city has reached 80% of its Rp 1.3 trillion target for the year, and collections are 9.3% higher than at the same point in 2025.
Pekanbaru is a city in Indonesia, and its regional revenue agency collects taxes from local businesses and residents.
Some tax categories rose sharply: revenue from groundwater taxes increased 141% to Rp 23.7 billion, while food and drink taxes topped Rp 400 billion.
The agency says tax relief and online payment options have helped encourage people to pay, alongside efforts to track taxable activity and improve compliance.
The agency expects billboard tax revenue to keep rising through the end of the year.
Pekanbaru collected Rp 1.04 trillion in urban tax revenue by October 23, 2026.
The amount was 80 percent of the city’s Rp 1.3 trillion target for 2026.
Collections were 9.3 percent higher than over the same period in 2025.
Pekanbaru’s revenue agency said tax relief measures had helped increase public interest in paying taxes.
- Who
- Pekanbaru’s Regional Revenue Agency, known as Bapenda.
- What
- It collected Rp 1.04 trillion in urban tax revenue, reaching 80 percent of its 2026 target.
- When
- By October 23, 2026.
- Where
- Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
- Why
- The agency said it was working to increase local revenue and that tax relief measures helped encourage people to pay.
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Pekanbaru’s tax collections reached Rp 1.04 trillion, or 80 percent of the annual target.
Bapenda head T Denny Muharpan described the agency’s efforts to increase revenue and encourage tax payments.
Detik published its report on Pekanbaru’s tax collections.
- Collections by October 23
- Rp 1.04 trillion
- Share of 2026 target reached
- 80 percent
- Pekanbaru’s 2026 target
- Rp 1.3 trillion
- Growth from same period in 2025
- 9.3 percent
- Advertisement tax collected
- Rp 44.6 billion
- Groundwater tax collected
- Rp 23.7 billion
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