The Directorate General (Ditjen) of Tax Admitted that there was a number of challenges faced by the government in an effort to gain tax revenue next year. Expert Staff of the Minister of Finance for Tax Compliance Yon Arsal Said, The First Challenge Came from the High Tax Base This Year. The high tax base of this year is supported by high commodity prices and the existence of a policy of the harmony law and taxation law (HPP UU) such as voluntary disclosure program (PPS). "We collect Rp. 60 trillion. This is one of the policies that cannot be repeated this year. So we will lose that kind of money in 2023, there will be no more money from PPS," Yon said at the International Tax Conference 2022 Event, (12/12).

In addition, Yon Said, The Decline in Commodity Prices such as Crude Palm Oil (CPO) which is currently a mainstay of exports will be a challenge for the government in gaining tax revenue next year. Because the Directorate General of Taxes see the price of commodities next year will not be as high as this year.

In addition to the moderation of commodity prices, Yon Did not deny that the factors of global economic and political conditions such as the russian-ukraine war, as well as caonflicts between China and Taiwan, Were Also Influential. Yon said that the condition had caused a number of countries to experience an increase in inflation which triggered a risk of reclassion and stagflation.

In addition, the heating of the geopolitics is also resulating in an increase in global interest rates so that triggered the flow of capital outflow which could be almost the recovery of the Indonesian economy. On the other hand, this condition also caused a weakening of requests for Indonesian export products such as textiles, so that currents as highly as the terminating employees (Layoffs).

"This is a problem that mighting be a challenge for us next year," Said Yon.

After all, the Director of General of Tax Suryo Utomo is still optimistic that he can pursue a tax revenue target of Rp 1,718 trillion next year. Optimistic Also Reflects on Tax Revenue that Still Shows Positive Performance Even Though It Was Was Was Was hit by Pandemi Covid-19.

In fact, Until Tuesday (6/12), Tax Revenue has reached nearly Rp. 1,580 trillion. That is, the tax revenue that has been collected by the government has exceeded the target set in the presidential regulation (Perpres) 98/2022 of Rp 1,485 trillion. For this reason, the government will maintain the momentum of national economy recovery to continue next year.

"The tax is actually the effect of economic activity. The economy is good, taxes are actually better. If the economy is still frown, income can not be collected tax except consumption tax," Suryo Said in the National Seminar: Tax Outlook 2023, Monday (12/12/12).