{
  "id": 8626852,
  "title": "Big Spending Puts Pressure on the State Budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/big-spending-puts-pressure-on-the-state-budget",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T06:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2119945/big-spending-puts-pressure-on-the-state-budget"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seven months into 2026, Indonesia's tax revenue target is only halfway reached. As of July 2026, the government had collected Rp1,209.6 trillion (approximately US$68.72 billion), which is 51.31% of the Rp2,537.7 trillion (US$114.18 billion) budget allocated for the year. To meet the goal, an additional Rp1,150 trillion (US$65.34 billion) needs to be collected within the remaining five months. If the target is not met, the state budget will face a deficit.\n\nAt a Finance Ministry meeting on September 7, 2026, Harris Turino, a member of the DPR Commission XI responsible for financial matters, called on tax collectors to step up their efforts as the year-end approached. Turino warned that a potential slowdown in tax revenue during this period could widen the budget deficit.\n\nIn response, Bimo Wijayanto, Director-General of Taxes, proposed expanding the tax base as a strategy to boost revenue. He highlighted the support provided by the Core Tax Administration System (Coretax), which has added 2 million new taxpayers to the tax base. Wijayanto explained that expanding the tax base would allow authorities to monitor economic activity across a larger population, ultimately helping to increase revenue. He also reported that tax revenue had grown by 12% through July 2026.\n\nWhile acknowledging the revenue growth, Wijayanto projected that the total tax revenue by year-end would amount to Rp2,310.9 trillion (US$131.3 billion), which is Rp46.9 trillion (US$26.18 billion) lower than the 2026 State Budget's target.",
  "summary": "The State Budget deficit could exceed the safe limit. The government faces mounting pressure toward the end of the year.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indonesia's tax revenue target for 2026 is halfway reached as of July 2026.",
    "Additional Rp1,150 trillion (US$65.34 billion) needed to meet the goal.",
    "Bimo Wijayanto proposes expanding the tax base to boost revenue."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Indonesia's struggle to meet its tax revenue target raises the risk of a state budget deficit, prompting officials to explore strategies like expanding the tax base to boost revenue.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}