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Bali's Acting Governor And Council Agree To Increase Tourist Fees In 2025.

The Acting Governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, agrees with the Bali Regional House of Representatives' proposal to raise the target for foreign tourist levies in 2025.

According to him, the local government aims to boost local revenue from taxes, state-owned enterprises, and fees, including those from foreign tourists.

"In principle, we agree to increase the foreign tourist levy in 2025," said Sang Made Mahendra Jaya. He noted that the increase would take into account the revenue collected by the end of this year.

Data from Bappeda shows that in the first eight months, up to August 2024, revenue from foreign tourist levies reached Rp 264 billion. The initial target set by the Bali provincial government was Rp 250 billion. The levy has been in effect since February 2024, charging Rp 150,000 per person.

"This revenue projection requires careful consideration, including the challenges we still face and the need to amend Regional Regulation Number 6 of 2023," added the Acting Governor.

Bali's Secretary, Dewa Made Indra, mentioned that the local government wants to set realistic targets. There are still challenges on the ground and regulations that have resulted in only a quarter of foreign tourists paying the levy so far.

Not all tourists are aware. There are still issues with payment channels worldwide, and not all can be processed by our banks," said Bali Secretary Dewa Made Indra.

"Another challenge is that local regulations do not yet cover cooperation with stakeholders by providing incentives to those who assist. This needs to be improved," added the Bali Secretary.

According to the Bali Secretary, if these challenges can be overcome, the target of 300 billion rupiah per year can be achieved.

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