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Some 30 to 40 percent of restaurants and nightlife spots in South Jakarta haven’t paid their taxes since January, an official said.

South Jakarta Tax and Levy Board head Yuspin Dramatin said on Tuesday that among 2,297 restaurants, 31.4 percent of them had not paid their taxes, while the percentage for nightlife spots was 40.5 percent of 234 places.

The agency has tried to collect the tax arrears, from sending warning letters to installing stickers or banners stating that the restaurant or the nightlife spots have not paid their taxes.

South Jakarta targets to collect Rp 6.3 trillion (US$465.5 million) in tax revenue this year, but only able to collect Rp 5.3 trillion as of this month.

To solve the problem, Deputy Jakarta Governor Sandiaga Uno earlier said that the city administration would ask for assistance from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office to collect tax arrears from restaurants. (wnd)

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