Antara News·Indonesia·Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC

Tax authority maintains focus on revenue amid political turmoil

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Imamatul S, Fauzul Azhim Bin Fakhrurazi

Bogor, Jawa Barat (ANTARA) - Director General of Taxes Bimo Wijayanto assured the public that tax revenue performance remains stable and is unaffected by political developments surrounding Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s resignation as Indonesia’s vice president.

“In my view, there is no impact,” Bimo told journalists in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday.

He said the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) remained focused on tax collection and administration to meet revenue targets and support development funding.

The DJP will also continue improving governance to encourage taxpayers to voluntarily fulfill their tax obligations, thereby supporting the smooth operation of the national economy.

“We keep making our best efforts, serving the public, ensuring that voluntary compliance can increase, and also ensuring that the economy can keep running well,” Bimo said.

Meanwhile, People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani said the assembly would promptly follow up on Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s resignation letter as vice president, which was submitted on Thursday afternoon.

He said the vice presidency had been vacant since Gibran resigned from the position.

“As of today, the office of vice president of the Republic of Indonesia is vacant, and the MPR’s task is to fill the vacant vice president position within 60 days at the latest,” Muzani said at a press conference at the parliament complex in Jakarta.

Muzani explained that the MPR leadership had held a meeting to discuss Gibran’s resignation letter. The meeting agreed that the MPR would hold a joint meeting on Friday (November 13).

The joint meeting, which will be attended by all MPR faction leaders and representatives of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), will discuss four matters: setting the date for a plenary session to fill the vacant vice presidency; sending a letter to President Prabowo Subianto requesting the submission of two replacement candidates; forming a team to verify the candidates’ documents; and establishing an ad hoc team to prepare a draft MPR decree.

Gibran did not provide a specific reason for his resignation as vice president in the letter. He only stated that he had made the decision with full awareness, in the interests of the nation and state and to ensure the smooth running of the government.

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