Revenue and Distributional Impact Analysis of Indonesian Personal Income Tax Reform in 2008

Since 1983, Indonesian tax policy has been the subject of ongoing reforms in order to replace the old colonial tax arrangements, reduce income dependency from oil and gas, decrease the government's foreign debt and maintain its fiscal sustainability. Nevertheless, after 25 years of reform, actu...

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Main Authors: Bimo Wijayanto, Yogi Vidyattama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2018-03-01
Series:Economics and Finance in Indonesia
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Online Access:http://efi.ui.ac.id/index.php/efi/article/view/570
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Summary:Since 1983, Indonesian tax policy has been the subject of ongoing reforms in order to replace the old colonial tax arrangements, reduce income dependency from oil and gas, decrease the government's foreign debt and maintain its fiscal sustainability. Nevertheless, after 25 years of reform, actual Indonesian tax performance is still far from what might have been expected as Indonesia have one of the lowest total tax ratios among the ASEAN countries. This research show that the most recent changes put in place may have reduced potential tax revenue from personal income but an increase in the compliance rate.
ISSN:0126-155X
2442-9260