DGT‘s Strategies to Pursue IDR750 Trillion Tax Target
JAKARTA, DDTCNews - The Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) has outlined several tax policies that will support the authority's efforts to meet the remaining tax revenue target for this year. This topic is among the subjects reviewed by the national media today, Monday (12/10/2026).
There are 3 tax policies that will boost tax collection performance, namely the collection of Article 22 Income Tax by marketplace providers, the collection of VAT through SPP-TDLN and the nullification and/or reduction of penalties or fines on outstanding tax liabilities.
"There are several policies that will act as triggers for us to strengthen tax revenue collection, ranging from SPP-TDLN, marketplace income tax and the policy under MoF Reg. 71/2026 for the reduction of penalties," said Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto.
Moreover, Bimo continued, the DGT will also rely on the coretax system, which has integrated tax data, making it easier to cross-check between the data submitted by taxpayers and actual conditions.
According to Bimo, the now more comprehensive tax data will be used to implement supervision and tax law enforcement as well as to identify tax potential that was previously undetected.
"We will certainly exhaust all the data we are currently processing for supervision, audit, law enforcement, and also revenue-potential exploration. We will complete this through to December," he said.
According to Bimo, the implementation of new policies and a series of business processes undertaken by the DGT will contribute to driving tax revenue through to year-end. The 2026 state budget targets tax revenue of IDR2,357.7 trillion.
Meanwhile, national tax revenue performance through 30 September 2026 stood at IDR1,607.6 trillion, or 68.2% of the target. Tax revenue realisation grew 24.1% compared with the same period last year.
"The remaining revenue ahead that we still need to achieve as per the target is around IDR750 trillion," said Bimo.
In addition to the above topic, there is also a review of the proposed increase in the personal tax relief (penghasilan tidak kena pajak/PTKP in Indonesian) threshold. Further, there is a discussion on non-tax state revenue (penerimaan negara bukan pajak/PNBP in Indonesian) remittances growing 41.7%, the number of individual taxpayers subject to the 35% income tax rate and other matters.
Below is a full review of the tax articles.
DGT Regional Office Performance Relatively Even at Around 68%
Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto stated that revenue achievements across the various DGT regional offices are relatively even and do not differ greatly from the national average. According to him, tax revenue at each regional office is within the range of the national average, with a difference of around 5 percentage points.
"Of course, the average achievement [of national tax] of 68.2% or IDR1,607.6 trillion is spread evenly, without too much variation," he said.
Bimo explained that the DGT still needs to collect around IDR750.1 trillion in the last 3 months of 2026 to fulfil this year's tax revenue target. According to him, there are 3 policies expected to drive tax revenue through to year end. (DDTCNews)
PNBP Remittances Exceed IDR492 Trillion, Growing 41.7%
Non-tax state revenue (penerimaan negara bukan pajak/PNBP in Indonesian) performance from January to September 2026 reached IDR492.3 trillion, growing 41.7% compared with the same period last year, which amounted to IDR347.5 trillion.
Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara, noted that PNBP realisation has surpassed the 2026 state budget target of IDR459.2 trillion. However, the realisation has only reached 85.6% of the outlook, which is projected to reach IDR575.1 trillion.
He added that PNBP comprises 4 components, namely revenue from natural resources (sumber daya alam/SDA in Indonesian), separated state assets (kekayaan negara yang dipisahkan/KND in Indonesian), other PNBP and revenue from public service agencies (badan layanan umum/BLU in Indonesian). (DDTCNews)
420,000 Individual Taxpayers Subject to 35% Income Tax Rate
The DGT has recorded that around 420,000 individual taxpayers are now in the highest income tax bracket, at 35%. This rate applies to the portion of taxable income exceeding IDR5 billion per year.
Director of Tax Dissemination, Service and Public Relations of the DGT, Inge Diana Rismawanti, confirmed this figure. High-income taxpayers are among the priorities of the tax authority.
"Regarding taxpayers using the 35% individual income tax rate, there are currently around 420,000 taxpayers. As for the total remittances, we are awaiting the data," she said. (Kontan)
Tax Refunds Streamlined
Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara has instructed the DGT to expedite the processing of tax refunds for taxpayers requiring cash flow support, particularly labour-intensive industries and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
He explained that the relaxation of refund management has already begun to be implemented by DGT employees. He also expressed hope that the policy would accelerate the disbursement of refunds for taxpayers meeting the relevant requirements.
“For industries that genuinely require cash flow, labour-intensive industries and SME, it shall be granted as quickly as possible, and the rights of these taxpayers shall be processed so that payment can be made," he claimed. (DDTCNews/Bisnis Indonesia)
MoF Reg. 71/2026 Amends Response Deadline to Objection Examination
The government has clarified the deadline for submitting a response letter to the results of objection examination through the Minister of Finance Regulation (MoF Reg.) 71/2026. This clarification is conducted by amending the provisions under Article 16 paragraph (5) of MoF Reg. 118/2024.
Under the latest provisions, taxpayers that do not exercise their right to attend the objection discussion process may continue to submit a written response within a maximum period of 10 business days after the date on which the summons is sent.
"The response letter for the results of the examination of the objection...must be submitted within a maximum period of 10business days from the date the summons is delivered," reads Article 16 paragraph (5) of MoF Reg. 118/2024 as amended by MoF Reg. 71/2026. (DDTCNews)
MoF Still Reviewing the Rise in Personal Tax Relief
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is still carrying out calculations regarding the policy of increasing the personal tax relief (penghasilan tidak kena pajak/PTKP in Indonesian) threshold that has been proposed by the government.
Deputy Minister of Finance, Juda Agung, stated that a review is necessary given that an increase in the personal tax relief threshold will reduce revenue potential whilst simultaneously boosting people's purchasing power.
"We are performing an in-depth review because there is indeed potential to increase people's purchasing power, but at the same time, there is potential for revenue foregone. As such, we are looking for the optimal balance," he said. (DDTCNews)