Jakarta, Dec. 18 -- Indonesia's tax revenue performance improved in November 2025 compared with October, signaling a gradual recovery despite lingering pressure in several major tax categories, the Finance Ministry said.

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara told a December edition of the APBN KiTa briefing in Jakarta on Thursday that October data showed two major tax groups still contracting, namely personal income tax and employee income tax (PPh OP and PPh 21), as well as value-added tax and luxury goods sales tax (VAT and PPnBM).

"In November, only one tax category still recorded negative growth," Suahasil said. "VAT and luxury tax had returned to positive growth by the end of November, although the increase was modest. We expect ...