Sri Mulyani, the Indonesian Minister of Finance, reported that Indonesia's tax revenue reached Rp1,246.97 trillion (approximately US$82 billion based on current exchange rates) in August 2023. This figure represents 72.58% of the targeted revenue.
This tax revenue comprises four major sectors: non-oil and gas (non-migas) income tax (PPh); value-added tax (PPN) and luxury goods sales tax (PPnBM); oil and gas (migas) income tax (PPh); and land and building tax (PBB) and other taxes.
Non-migas PPh revenue reached Rp708.23 trillion in August 2023, fulfilling 81.07% of the target and showing a 7.06% year-on-year (yoy) growth.
PPN and PPnBM revenue amounted to Rp447.58 trillion, meeting 64.28% of the target and exhibiting an 8.14% yoy growth. This was the highest growth among all tax revenue components.
Migas revenue reached Rp49.51 trillion in August 2023, fulfilling 80.59% of the target. However, this component experienced a significant decline in growth, at -10.58% yoy.
PBB and other taxes amounted to Rp11.64 trillion, reaching only 29.10% of the target. This sector showed the largest decline in growth, at -12.01% yoy.
Minister Mulyani explained that the contraction in migas PPh was due to a sharp decline in oil prices. The decreased growth in PBB and other taxes was attributed to a shift in migas PBB payments.
"Although there has been a recent increase in oil prices in the last few months," said Mulyani in an online press conference, *APBN Kita*, on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
Overall, the growth of tax revenue from January to August 2023 was only 6.4%. This is significantly lower compared to the 58.1% growth recorded during the same period in 2022.
"This is, of course, because last year was driven by the increase in various commodities and economic recovery from a very low base in 2021," Mulyani stated.
Despite this, Mulyani noted that Indonesia must be wary of the slowing trend in revenue growth. In August 2023, growth stood at 6.4%, while in January 2023, it reached 48.6% (compared to January 2022).