Drink up now, boys and girls, because your next drink at a bar or club in Jakarta may be quite a bit more expensive.
The Provincial Government of Jakarta is hoping to increase revenues to Rp 45.32 trillion in 2015. One way they are hoping to achieve that is increase the entertainment tax to 30 percent.
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama said he had received support to increase the entertainment tax to 30 percent from the current 20 percent.
“The Gerindra Party supports the plan to increase the entertainment tax to 30 percent,” Ahok said during in a city council meeting regarding the 2015 budget today, as quoted by Merdeka.
The entertainment tax applies to venues such as nightclubs, bars, karaokes, pubs and other live music venues.
