REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The government has no plan to raise tax rates to achieve the target of Rp1,296 trillion in tax revenue for 2015, but wants the people to meet their tax obligations, according to an official.

"To achieve our tax revenue target, we need to conduct a tax "extensification" and improve the public's compliance with taxation rules. The government has no plan to raise tax rates," Head of the Fiscal Policy Board at the Finance Ministry Suahasil Nazara said during a discussion at the Bank Indonesia building here on Wednesday (29/4).

The government wants taxpayers to avoid making any error in paying taxes and fill their tax return forms properly. "Therefore, we have declared 2015 as the year to improve taxpayers' compliance," he added.

During this period, the government will give taxpayers a chance to file their tax returns, and even if they make mistakes, the government will not impose any sanction on them, he noted.

"The privilege is extended only for this year. They are also not required to settle underpaid taxes immediately. What is important is that they settle it this year itself," he explained.

He assured taxpayers, who have filled tax return forms properly, not to worry about the new policy.

The government is also thinking about scrapping the taxes that do not make significant contribution to the economy. "A rule to that effect will be issued in one or two weeks," he added.

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