Jakarta, Sept. 26 -- The Indonesian government recorded 8.77 trillion rupiahs (approximately 570 million US dollars) in tax revenue from the digital economy sector between January and August 2025.

"Digital taxation continues to play a key role in driving state revenue in this digital era," said Director of Dissemination, Services, and Public Relations of the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) at the Ministry of Finance, Rosmauli, in a written statement on Friday.

A breakdown of the tax receipts shows that value-added tax (VAT) from electronic-based trade (PMSE) contributed 6.51 trillion rupiahs.

Meanwhile, taxes from cryptocurrency transactions totaled 522.82 billion rupiahs, fintech (peer-to-peer lending) contributed 952.55 billion ru...