Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto unveiled the government’s plan to cover the whole 11-percent value-added tax (VAT) on airfares during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecoming season.He noted that the upcoming stimulus is far larger than the one applied during the Christmas 2025–New Year 2026 holiday period, when consumers still had to pay five percent of VAT.”While the Christmas VAT stimulus covered only six percent of the tax, we have now decided to cover the full 11 percent for Eid flights,” Hartarto told the press at his office in Jakarta on Thursday.He further added that the Ministry of Finance is drafting a regulation to formalize the airfare VAT policy.”Hopefully, the regulation will be ready by Monday (Feb. 9),” the minister said.At the same venue, Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said coordination on the stimulus is ongoing between his ministry and other state institutions.He expressed hope that the stimulus would be finalized soon to give citizens more time to book flight tickets ahead of the homecoming season.In addition to airfares, the minister announced planned price cuts for train, ferry, and road travel tickets, along with rebates on toll road fees during this year’s Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr period.He noted that the package of transport service stimuli is similar to the one implemented across various modes of public transportation during the previous year-end holiday season.Last year’s program, Purwagandhi said, proved effective in easing traffic flows and maintaining people’s purchasing power.In the aviation sector, the program included partial VAT coverage for economy-class flight tickets, discounts on fuel surcharges, reductions in airport service fees, and extended airport operating hours.These measures lowered airfares by 13–14 percent and boosted passenger numbers to 3.7 million, exceeding the 3.5 million target.