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Government delays incentives for foreign tourists after COVID-19 hits Indonesia
Last week, the government announced a Rp 10.3 trillion (US$742 million) incentives package to boost consumer spending and support the country’s tourism sector.
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Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 21, 2019. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
The government has decided to hold off on giving out incentives to attract foreign tourists after it was announced that there were two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia.
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio said the postponement would take place until the pneumonia-like illness is contained.
“For now, we will focus on handling foreign tourists that enter Indonesia, while improving the quality of our tourist destinations through [maintaining] environmental sustainability, health and hygiene and safety and security,” Wishnutama said in a statement on Monday.
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At the time, he added, the government would also implement preventive and risk mitigation measures so that the disease would not spread in the country while increasing surveillance on foreign tourists in Indonesia.
Last week, the government announced a Rp 10.3 trillion (US$742 million) incentives package to boost consumer spending and support the country’s tourism sector.
