Increasing the number of
tax officials, while maintaining work productivity, is expected to increase tax
revenues. This is the statement of Head of External Relations at the
Directorate General of Taxation, Chandra Budi, delivered via a press release in
Jakarta (Tuesday, September 3), as a response to the many Questions about the
effectiveness of the pla to increase the number of tax officials on the
increase of tax of tax revenues.
The proposal on addition of employees, especially for the
position of Tax Audit and Account Representative at the Directorate General of
Taxation has been through a comprehensive analysis and benchmarking. The result
comparative analysis between the number of tax officials and the total
population in a country shows that the Directorate General of Taxation is still
likely to increase the number of employees to be at least close to the
comparison ratio in other countries.
In the last four years, the analysis shows a positive
correlation between employee productivity, which is reflected in the amount of
budget that is used, and the tax revenue realization. In 2009, every Rp 1
billion budget spent would generate tax revenue of Rp 102.7 billion. Then in
2010, every Rp 1 billion budget contributed to Rp 123.1 billion tax revenues.
This figure in creasing every year, and in 2012, From Rp 1 billion budget that
is used, Rp 163 billion tax revenue is generated.
There
was also an increase in employee productivity quite significantly to the
realization of tax revenue. In 2009, each employee of the Directorate General
of Taxation averagely contributed Rp 17.1 billion to tax revenue realization.
This value increased in 2011, where every employee contributed at least Rp 23.4
billion. In 2012, employee contribution is increasing, i.e. every employee of
the Directorate General of Taxation contributed Rp 26.6 billion to the
realization of tax revenue.
Business News - September 6, 2013
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