Seven New Modern Tax Offices Officially Opened

Monday, 24 November, 2008 | 14:31 WIB 

TEMPO Interactive, Bukittinggi: Finance Minister Sri Mulyani officially opened seven regional modern offices of the Tax Directorate General throughout Indonesia, on Monday morning (24/11) in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. 

The seven are the regional tax offices for: West Sumatra and Jambi; Bengkulu and Lampung; South and Central Kalimantan; West Kalimantan; North and Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo and North Maluku; Nusa Tenggara; Papua and Maluku. 

The Minister also launched 88 tax service offices with modern services and 135 offices for tax counseling and consultants in 10 regions throughout Indonesia. 

Speaking at a press conference in the palace of Dr. Mohammad Hatta in Bukittingi, on Sunday evening (23/11), Tax Director General Darmin Nasution said the launching of new offices was part of the program to modernize vertical units throughout Indonesia. 

“A tax office becoming a modern office means we have reached a level of improvement and preparedness. We have changed the organizational structure,” he said. 

“The organizational structure in former-style tax offices is based on kinds of tax like property tax, tax for luxury goods, and income tax. While modern-style offices are based on the tax functions with different people for service, examination, and law enforcement,” added Darmin. 

He went on to say that different people for different sorts of work will make tax offices operate optimally. 

“So we can provide full services as well as enforce the law,” said Darmin. 

This year, the government has targeted revenues from the tax sector totaling Rp535 trillion. 

Darmin said he felt that this revenue target could be exceeded by five percent. 

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