Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development

Local taxes contribute to local revenue of around 50 %. The policy of earmarking tax in Law No. 28 of 2009 on Regional Tax affirms the use of tax for development fund that can be enjoyed directly by taxpayers. Earmarking tax ensures that tax revenues are used for development and sustainability of lo...

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Main Author: Kadar Pamuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University 2018-06-01
Series:Проблеми Законності
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Online Access:http://plaw.nlu.edu.ua/article/view/133429
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description Local taxes contribute to local revenue of around 50 %. The policy of earmarking tax in Law No. 28 of 2009 on Regional Tax affirms the use of tax for development fund that can be enjoyed directly by taxpayers. Earmarking tax ensures that tax revenues are used for development and sustainability of local development funding. Furthermore, local government cannot delay development activities on the reason of fund unavailability. The purpose of this article is to analyze the prospect of earmarking tax policy in supporting sustainable regional development. This study applied library research. Results of this study show that if earmarking tax policy is compared with the general tax definition as a non-lead payment, its contribution in tax payment is unjustifiable. However, if considering that the local tax is levied by local governments on the local taxpayer performing taxable acts and allocated to the local government budget for financing regional development, so it becomes important to assure that it will return to the community. Implementation of earmarking tax ensures that tax revenue is allocated to the most appropriate sectors and relevant with the objective of tax collection. In conclusion, the earmarking tax policy emphasizes the role of local taxes in supporting development in regions ensuring sustainability of regional development fund.
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spelling doaj.art-888298d0597740e28695a55f9ed39f002022-12-22T03:16:15ZengYaroslav Mudryi National Law UniversityПроблеми Законності2224-92812414-990X2018-06-01014122322810.21564/2414-990x.141.133429133429Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional developmentKadar Pamuji0Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia, Grendeng-PurwokertoLocal taxes contribute to local revenue of around 50 %. The policy of earmarking tax in Law No. 28 of 2009 on Regional Tax affirms the use of tax for development fund that can be enjoyed directly by taxpayers. Earmarking tax ensures that tax revenues are used for development and sustainability of local development funding. Furthermore, local government cannot delay development activities on the reason of fund unavailability. The purpose of this article is to analyze the prospect of earmarking tax policy in supporting sustainable regional development. This study applied library research. Results of this study show that if earmarking tax policy is compared with the general tax definition as a non-lead payment, its contribution in tax payment is unjustifiable. However, if considering that the local tax is levied by local governments on the local taxpayer performing taxable acts and allocated to the local government budget for financing regional development, so it becomes important to assure that it will return to the community. Implementation of earmarking tax ensures that tax revenue is allocated to the most appropriate sectors and relevant with the objective of tax collection. In conclusion, the earmarking tax policy emphasizes the role of local taxes in supporting development in regions ensuring sustainability of regional development fund.http://plaw.nlu.edu.ua/article/view/133429earmaking taxlocal taxeslocal governmentregional development
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Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
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local taxes
local government
regional development
title Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
title_full Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
title_fullStr Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
title_full_unstemmed Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
title_short Earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
title_sort earmarking tax policy as an instrument of public service provision in regional development
topic earmaking tax
local taxes
local government
regional development
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