Data at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance showed on Friday that the import duty target set in the revised 2011 state budget was Rp21.50 trillion.
Revenues from the customs duties were targeted at Rp68.08 trillion while receipts from export taxes were set at Rp25.44 trillion. The realization of export tax receipts up to November 10 was noted at Rp24.88 trillion or 97 percent of the target.
The realization of customs duties up to November 10, was 62.99 trillion, or about 92.55 percent.
Director General of Customs and Excise Agung Kuswandono expressed his optimism on Thursday that the customs and excise duty receipt targets in 2011 would be achieved.
"We are convinced that the customs and excise revenue target would be achieved at the end of November. We ask for your prayers so that would be able to achieve the target this month," he said.
Agung said that the revenue target of his directorate general in 2012 was relatively high. In the 2012 state budget, the government and the House set a customs and excise receipts at Rp114.88 trillion.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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