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Bali to use tourist tax for waste management, cultural preservation
The revenue from the planned tourist tax will be used for waste management and cultural preservation programs to help Bali maintain its status as a world-class tourist destination.
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Tourists flock to Kuta beach in Bali on May 31, 2023, to see the sunset.
(JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
The Bali administration has said that funds collected from a tax of Rp 150,000 (US$10) per person to be levied from all foreign tourists starting next year will be used for waste management and cultural preservation programs.
“We will use the revenue from the tourist tax for Bali itself, such as for waste management and cultural preservation programs,” Bali acting governor Mahendra Jaya said during a meeting with Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry secretary Ni Wayan Giri Adnyani in Denpasar on Monday.
Mahendra said the two programs were chosen because tourism activities in Bali had resulted in waste piling up on the resort island.
“If we can’t handle the waste well enough, it will cause a bad smell and damage the environment,” he said.
