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Hotels, restaurants contribute 30% to Bali
Tax revenue from hotels and restaurants in Bali contributed around 30 percent to the economic growth of the province, said an official
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ax revenue from hotels and restaurants in Bali contributed around 30 percent to the economic growth of the province, said an official.
The increase in tourist arrivals, both foreign and local, affected the rise in tax revenue, the province's Statistic Agency (BPS) head I Gede Suarsa said on Saturday.
'Hotels and restaurants play a major role for Bali's economy. The ups and downs of these sectors reflect the economic growth of this place [Bali],' said Gede, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Around 766,000 tourists visited Bali in the second quarter of 2013, up 5.36 percent from the first quarter. The increase led to a rise in the hotel occupancy rate of 3.87 percent.
According to Gede, the occupancy rate of one-star hotels jumped 12.63 percent, the highest jump for this quarter, while the five-star hotels' occupancy rates dropped slightly, by 0.83 percent.
Meanwhile the revenue of restaurant and trade sectors rose 2.26 percent and 2.74 percent respectively.
