Bali to use tourist tax for waste management, cultural preservation

Tourists flock to Kuta beach in Bali on May 31, 2023, to see the sunset. - JP

DENPASAR (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): 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 programmes.

“We will use the revenue from the tourist tax for Bali itself, such as for waste management and cultural preservation programmes,” Bali acting governor Mahendra Jaya said during a meeting with Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry secretary Ni Wayan Giri Adnyani in Denpasar on Monday (Sept 25).