DGT Strengthens Tax Officers‘ Competency Across Key Function

JAKARTA, DDTCNews – Director General of Taxes, Bimo Wijayanto, is prioritising the strengthening of tax officers' competencies to satisfy revenue targets. This topic is among the subjects covered by the national media today, Wednesday (17/6/2026).

According to Bimo, the human resource improvements required include those for the functions of supervision, revenue collection, audits as well as tax services. He believes that improvements in these areas will support the achievement of continuously rising tax revenue targets.

"We must continually organise our human resources, increasing the proportion of employees in the core functions, namely the supervision, revenue collection, audit and of course tax services functions, as measures to safeguard state revenues," he said.

Bimo further noted that tax revenue performance through May 2026 indicated positive growth. He stated that this achievement could serve as a basis for designing next year's targets and tax policies.

Overall, tax revenues collected through May 2026 stood at IDR834.4 trillion. This tax contribution accounted for 70.41% of total state revenues of IDR1,185 trillion.

"Our performance serves as the baseline for 2027. At present, tax revenue performance up to 31 May 2026 has, thankfully, risen by 0.84% compared with the same period in 2025," Bimo elaborated.

Bimo also stated that the majority of the main tax types constituting the primary source of state revenues recorded an increase compared with the same period in the previous year.

For example, corporate income tax revenue and corporate income tax deposits grew by 23.9%, whereas individual income tax and Article 21 Income Tax rose by 26%. Further, final income tax, Article 22 Income Tax and Article 26 Income Tax expanded by 5.2%, whilst VAT and sales tax on luxury goods recorded a 41.3% increase. Other taxes, on the other hand, recorded a contraction of 6%.

"To briefly highlight our efforts to secure 2026 revenues as a solid baseline for achieving the targets in 2027, almost all major tax types constituting the primary basis of tax revenues have increased. This is certainly integral to the internal reform efforts to which we are committed," said Bimo.

In addition to the above topic, the reactivation of non-effective or dormant taxpayers also merits attention. Further, there is discussion on the exploration of tax potential from the digital sector, the focus of the Directorate General of Taxes' (DGT) supervision activities in 2027 and other related matters.

Below is a full review of the tax articles.

DPR Scrutinises DGT's 2027 40% Indicative Ceiling Allocated to Supervision

Member of Commission XI of the House of Representatives, Melchias Mekeng, has drawn attention to the high budget for supervision and law enforcement activities proposed by the DGT, amounting to 36.5% of the DGT's total indicative budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

"I see that the budget is IDR5 trillion, almost 40% for supervision and law enforcement. What exactly does this cover? Why so large?" asked Mekeng.

Mekeng also questioned why the DGT had not allocated more of its budget to tax basis expansion activities or other activities rather than supervision and law enforcement. (DDTCNews)

DGCE Reveals Thousands of Companies Receiving Customs Facilities

Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, stated that one form of support provided by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) for economic activities is customs facilities. He noted that currently, 2,333 companies receive customs facilities.

"At present, there are 2,333 companies receiving facilities. In terms of economic impact, the bonded zone and KITE facilities make a significant contribution," he said.

According to Djaka, bonded zones and KITE play a pivotal role in driving the economy. This is reflected in increased export values, growth in investments and the creation of more jobs absorbing the workforce. (DDTCNews)

Danantara Global Bonds in High Demand, Investor Confidence Claimed to Be Strong

The high demand for debt securities issued by Danantara has been cited as evidence of strong confidence among global investors in Indonesia. Total demand was recorded at USD4.5 billion or 3 times the issuance value of USD1.5 billion.

"This is a highly satisfying result. It also proves that investors' confidence in Indonesia is high, and this has been demonstrated. This is real," said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Danantara Indonesia, Rosan Roeslani.

Danantara had issued debt securities with 5-year and 10-year tenors, each valued at USD750 million. The yield for the 5-year tenor was set at 5.35%, whilst the yield for the 10-year tenor was set at 5.95%. (DDTCNews)

DGT Reactivates Tens of Thousands of Dormant Taxpayers

The DGT has reactivated a minimum of 24,672 taxpayers previously classified as inactive or dormant. This was conducted as part of efforts to broaden the tax basis and safeguard state revenues.

"Therefore, the total addition of new taxpayers in 2026 up to 12 June 2026 from the dormant and inactive, non-effective category stands at 28,257 taxpayers," said Bimo.

On account of these policies, the group of reactivated dormant taxpayers made a significant contribution to state revenues, amounting to approximately IDR20.63 trillion through 31 May 2026. (Kontan)

DGT Explores Tax Potential from the Digital and Underground Economy

The DGT is set to intensify tax revenue collection from a number of business sectors that have hitherto been difficult for the authorities to reach. However, this ambition is tempered by low revenue potential and high overhead costs.

In 2027, the DGT states, intensification and extensification strategies will continue, supported by the Coretax. Several sectors from which tax revenue potential will be more intensively explored include the shadow economy and underground economy as well as the digital economy.

This was conveyed by Director General of Taxes, Bimo Wijayanto, in response to various inquiries from members of Commission XI of the House of Representatives. The tax authority was also requested by the House of Representatives to more intensively pursue tax collection from these economic sectors. (Bisnis.com)