VIVAnews - The progressive tax to motor vehicles in Jakarta still could not yet be implemented. Until now, the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) are still discussing on the issue.
“It’s still in talks,” Jakarta DPRD Commission C member Ahmad Husein Alaydrusini told VIVAnews on Thursday, January 7.
Earlier, Jakarta Tax Services Agency Head Reynalda Madjid said the data of all vehicles in Jakarta has been collected since early December 2009 in order to estimate the number of existing vehicles and distinguish personal vehicles from the public ones which are operated daily in Jakarta.
Besides acquiring the number of taxpayers, the data gathering also aims to prevent leakage in tax collection during the implementation.
“As soon as we get the number of taxpayers, we’ll be able to figure out the collection potential so that possible leakage could be suppressed,” Madjid said.
Personal vehicles will be subjected to higher amount of tax than public transportation. The tax imposition will also be based on the brand and the selling price of the vehicles.
According to Madjid, the data would be gathered before further instructions are issued by the government which would come up in the form of governmental, finance and local affair ministerial decrees.
Car purchase transactions and vehicle ownership transfer fee payment will be used as references to collect the data.
There has not been any prediction as to how much the tax would be worth. However, the amount of tax imposed in Jakarta is predicted to be higher than any other cities due to the growing number of vehicles in the capital city.
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Translated by: Nataya Ermanti
