Tourist Charges In Bali Can Be Revised If The Benefits Are Proven

Melasti Beach, Badung, Bali/ILLUSTRATION BETWEEN

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) said that the levy rules or levies that must be paid by foreign tourists (tourists) of 10 US dollars during visits to Bali should be proven the benefits and realization before being revised.

"Let's prove first that if it is good to walk, it can be reviewed and revised later," said the Deputy for Marketing at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Ni Made Ayu Marthini, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, June 24.

Made emphasized that the levy was used for good waste management to realize responsible tourism and sustainable tourism and aimed at maintaining the wisdom of Balinese culture.

Through the rules contained in the Bali Provincial Regulation number 6 of 2023 concerning Charges for foreign tourists for the Protection of Culture and the Bali Natural Environment, he hopes that stakeholders including the Balinese people can present tangible evidence of the benefits of the levy, so that the credibility and quality of Bali tourism will increase.

"The community means that Balinese people themselves are cleaner, the culture is more emerging, then from tourists there must also be something because this is a levy from us for tourists, they have to see if we (tourists) have paid for the evidence," he explained.

On the same occasion, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno revealed, the rules that have not been running for the past six months if revised in the near future could raise questions about policy credibility.

He said this levy rule should be reviewed and evaluated after six months of enforcement.

Yang 10 dolar AS ini belum enam bulan kita nanti akan ditanyakan kredibilitas kita adalah menciptakan sebuah kebijakan. Jadi nanti setelah enam bulan kita reviewed lagi dan kita pastikan aspek kualitas dan keberberlangan itu terjaga. Itu yang ingin kita sampaikan, pungkasnya.