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Indonesia's 2025 VAT Rate Increase

Workers complete the construction of a building's roof in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 21, 2024. The government raises the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent starting January 1, 2025. According to economist and Deputy Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Eko Listyanto, the VAT increase reduces public consumption, thereby slowing down the economy, especially as Indonesia's economic growth is already decelerating. Meanwhile, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that inflation in November 2024, compared to the beginning of the year (January 2024), increases by 1.12%. (Photo by Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto)

Indonesia's 2025 VAT Rate Increase

Workers complete the construction of a building's roof in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 21, 2024. The government raises the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent starting January 1, 2025. According to economist and Deputy Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Eko Listyanto, the VAT increase reduces public consumption, thereby slowing down the economy, especially as Indonesia's economic growth is already decelerating. Meanwhile, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that inflation in November 2024, compared to the beginning of the year (January 2024), increases by 1.12%. (Photo by Afriadi Hikmal/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Brick Factory

In Munshiganj, Bangladesh, on November 23, 2024, temporary workers at a brick factory carry sacks filled with dried leaves, used as fuel for cooking. These workers, often living in makeshift housing near the factories, rely on minimal resources to sustain their daily lives while contributing to the labor-intensive brick-making industry. (Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain/NurPhoto)

Daily Life In Brick Factory

Children of temporary workers in this brick factory in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, on November 23, 2024, play with this brick-pulling truck. Within this industrial environment, children still seek out moments of creativity within their daily routine at the busy factory, using heavy machinery as a toy. (Photo by Muhammad Amdad Hossain/NurPhoto)