‘Why should Bali be sold cheaply?’: Officials mull higher tourist tax to deter misbehaving visitors

Bali welcomed 5.24 million foreign visitors, or 45 per cent of overall foreign visitors to Indonesia, in 2023. - AFP

JAKARTA: Bali’s provincial legislative council has proposed raising its tourism tax from 150,000 rupiah (S$12) to around US$50 (S$68) in a bid to deter misbehaving tourists from visiting the popular Indonesian resort island, reported Kompas.

“I think the 150,000 rupiah tax is too low, so Bali seems like a cheap tourist destination,” Bali’s council leader Kresna Budi told reporters after a council meeting on June 19.