EconomyIndonesia starts process to raise VAT and introduce carbon tax
Large overhaul on way for system that fails to account for most of populace
Vehicles are seen in traffic jam during afternoon rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 27, 2021. © Reuters
SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer
October 1, 2021 20:14 JST
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government is gearing up to increase its COVID-battered state revenues by raising its value added tax and introducing other levies as part of an overhaul of a tax system that has failed to register a large majority of Indonesians.