Tourists Must Pay IDR 150 If They Enter Bali: Here's The Reason

Tourists Must Pay IDR 150 If They Enter Bali (Image Sebastian Pena Lambari - Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA - Soon there will be levies for foreign tourists entering the Island of the Gods regulated by the Provincial Government (Pemprov) Bali directly from abroad or indirectly through other regions in Indonesia. He said that later tourists must pay Rp150 if they enter Bali! Is that right?

The Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, said that the levy is valid only once as long as foreign tourists go on vacation in Bali with a nominal value of IDR 150 thousand. The levy only targets foreign tourists and for domestic tourists will not be subject to levies.

"The levy that must be paid by electronic payment or e-payment is IDR 150.000, or if it is equalized this exchange rate is USD 10," said Koster at the 26th DPRD Plenary Meeting at the Bali Provincial DPRD Office, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 12, 2023.

The implementation of levies for foreign tourists will run in 2024 because it still needs a transition.

"It will take time for the transition, it will be implemented in 2024," he said.

The levy will become regional income that is included in Regional Original Income (PAD) and will be used for maintenance or protection of culture and natural environment, and infrastructure development in tourist areas.

"I think this will be regulated in more technical regulations. After that, receipts from levies for foreign tourists will be classified into other local revenues that are legal according to the laws and regulations," he added.

The development of regional priority infrastructure will be managed by regional features as well as planned parties.

Not only that, Koster also believes that if applied, the levy will not affect the presence of foreign tourists to Bali. However, he takes into account that tourists will be happy if their money is used to increase their comfort.

"There are no problems. If it has been used for environmental purposes, for culture, moreover, a quality infrastructure will be formed so that living in Bali will be safe and comfortable and conducive. Tourists will be good," he concluded.

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