PANYABUNGAN – In a major step toward modernizing local governance and enhancing financial independence, the Mandailing Natal Regional Government (Pemkab Madina) officially launched SiBUNGO (Sistem Informasi Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan Berbasis Geospasial), an innovative online Land and Building Tax (PBB-P2) platform integrated with spatial mapping technology.
The official launch took place at the Regent’s Office Hall in the Payaloting Office Complex, Panyabungan, on Thursday (August 6, 2026). Regent H. Saipullah Nasution, alongside Vice Regent Atika Azmi Utammi Nasution, unveiled the application during the Regional Digitalization Acceleration and Expansion Team (TP2DD) meeting, which evaluated the regency’s local revenue (PAD) performance for Semester I of 2026.
Speaking at the launch, Regent Saipullah Nasution underlined that digital transformation is an imperative necessity to ensure modern, transparent, and accountable public administration. “Digitalization is a fundamental component of the central government’s drive to accelerate Regional Government Transaction Electronification (ETPD). SiBUNGO reflects our firm commitment to reforming local revenue management, particularly within the sector of rural and urban land and building taxes,” the Regent emphasized.
The application was formally established through Regent’s Decree No. 970/0528/K/2026 on June 12, 2026. According to the Head of the Mandailing Natal Regional Revenue Agency (Bapenda), Ahmad Yasir Lubis, SiBUNGO directly addresses long-standing challenges in tax data accuracy and accessibility. By integrating tax object records with spatial satellite mapping (GIS), the platform accelerates data updates, improves geographical accuracy, and allows real-time revenue monitoring.
Yasir outlined six core advantages of the SiBUNGO application: streamlining services for taxpayers, accelerating data collection and payment processing, supplying verified real-time tax data, enhancing tax compliance monitoring, sustainably boosting local revenue (PAD), and curbing potential revenue leakage.
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) have emerged as an essential tool for regional governments across Indonesia seeking to maximize tax collection. Traditional tax administration often struggles with outdated paper records, unmapped property splits, and untracked land developments. By overlaying property boundary data onto satellite mapping, tax authorities can instantly identify discrepancies between actual physical structures and registered tax declarations (SPPT PBB).
This technological transition directly supports the national agenda driven by the central government and Bank Indonesia through the TP2DD framework. High ETPD index scores not only showcase a regency’s digital readiness but also build public trust, as taxpayers gain clear visibility into their tax obligations and payment statuses via user-friendly online portals.
Furthermore, integrating real-time tax analytics allows local governments to reduce reliance on central government funding transfers (Dana Alokasi Umum). By securing a more sustainable, self-directed local revenue base, Mandailing Natal can accelerate critical public infrastructure developments, improve healthcare access, and fund localized social safety programs across the regency.