Jakarta, Oct. 11 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has called on regional governments to step up public outreach regarding the exemption of Land and Building Rights Acquisition Tax (BPHTB) and Building Approval Permit (PBG) retributions for low-income residents.

In a statement cited in Jakarta on Saturday, he underlined the importance of active dissemination of information on the local property-related levy relief by regional administrations at the municipal, district, sub-district, and village levels.

"Local settlement and housing offices must take part in advancing this agenda," Karnavian stated while reviewing a public service mall in Medan City, North Sumatra, alongside Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas Maruarar Sirait,...