REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir revealed the great role of SOEs towards the state in recent years. Erick said SOEs managed to increase fiscal contributions to the state through dividend deposits, taxes, and non-tax state receipts (PGDP) in the past three years.

“During 2020 to 2023, the total contribution of SOE ministries to the state is worth Rp 1.940 trillion. The details are, taxes amounted to Rp 1,391.4 trillion, then PNBP and others amounted to Rp 354.2 trillion, and dividends amounted to Rp 194.4 trillion,” Erick said during a working meeting with the VI DPR Commission at DPR Building, Jakarta, Monday (2/9/2024).

Erick explained the trend of SOE contributions in tax payments has continued to increase since 2020 by Rp 247 trillion, 2021 by Rp 278 trillion, 2022 by Rp 410 trillion, and 2023 to Rp 457 trillion. Also with dividends that continue to accelerate to Rp 81 trillion in 2023 or up from 2020 which amounted to Rp 44 trillion, 2021 with Rp 30 trillion, and 2022 by Rp 40 trillion.

“If we look at it, of course the tax contribution continues to increase because nothing but the company's performance has improved,” Erick said.