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Foreign firms in Bali violate rules, hurt local businesses: Luhut
Luhut cited findings from audits prepared by the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), stressing they are “serious problems”.
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Awaiting departure: Passengers look at an electronic board displaying cancelled flights after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky, at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban, near Denpasar, Bali on Nov. 13. (AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka)
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ational Economic Council (DEN) chairman Luhut Pandjaitan has raised concerns about foreign firms operating in Bali, citing that many of them have violated rules and did not comply with business regulations.
Luhut cited those findings from audits prepared by the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP), stressing they are “serious problems”.
“Many companies get permits without meeting the requirements, some even violated the rules,” Luhut wrote on his Instagram account on Thursday.
Luhut went on to say that such practices have created an unfair competition and “hurt local businesses”.
President Prabowo Subianto has asked his aides to pay close attention and provide more stringent regulations due to this matter, Luhut said.
“This must be addressed immediately by implementing tighter supervision by increasing the number of [enforcement] officers and improving regulations,” Luhut said in the same statement, hoping that the measures would help Bali become a good example of sustainable development.
Foreigners in Bali have caught the attention of central government officials, raising concerns of inappropriate and disrespectful behavior in the past years.
