THE Taxation Directorate-General (DJP) must work extra hard this year to meet the 2018 state budget's target of Rp1.4 trillion in tax revenues, up 10.9 percent from the previous year. Although Robert Pakpahan, recently appointed Taxation Director-General, acknowledged it would be a tall order to fill, he is still optimistic that it can be achieved.

Despite last year's missed targetonly 89.7percent, or Rp1.2 trillion was collectedthe tax revenues