The finance minister has hailed "real improvement" across the board in tax collection, which the government said was the result of stronger economic activity and improved implementation of the Coretax platform.
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (center), flanked by his deputies Suahasil Nazara (left) and Juda Agung, addresses a press conference about the March 2026 edition of the ‘APBN KiTa’ report on March 11 in Jakarta. (Antara/Dhemas Reviyanto)
Tax revenue in the first five months of this year recorded a considerable growth from the previous year, pointing to as an indication of economic recovery, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Friday.Speaking at a press conference in Jakarta on June 5, Purbaya revealed that tax revenue grew 22.1 percent year-on-year (yoy) until the end of May.
“All this shows that there’s real improvement in the economy. When there are critiques saying that the economy is only good on paper but not on the ground, I don’t turn a deaf ear to those comments. I check all the data, including this one, and ask if they’re true,” he said.
“Well, here it looks like everything is going up, everything is growing fast. These data show that there are improvements in the economy that are actually happening. So, the finance minister does not lie, the government does not lie,” the minister added.
