Japan, Venice, Ibiza, Mallorca, New Zealand, Croatia…
Yes, the list of popular holiday destinations, which in recent years has begun to demand extra money from tourists in the form of a so-called ’tourist tax’, will almost never end.
And now even a paradise may soon join slænget, as the popular tourist destination of Bali in Indonesia since the month of december has discussed a proposal that will mean that the tourists need to fork out if they want to visit the exotic island resort.
It writes The Straits Times.
If the proposal is approved, it will mean that the tourists must pay a tax of eur 13.6 million us dollars, which is equivalent to just under 66 Danish kroner, if they will keep the holiday in strandparadiset.
the Money from the tourist tax shall be used to preserve the island’s culture and environment, says Bali’s governor, Wayan Costs, to The Straits Times.
– It will give us a greater margin of discretion in the trial to support Bali’s development, he says, and continues:
– the Tourists will understand it. They will be happy to pay the tax, as it will be used to strengthen our environment and our culture.
Since the bill is still being discussed in parliament, it remains to be seen how and when the tourist tax will be introduced, but Wayan Koster says, that the treasure most likely will be included in the airline tickets to Bali, or that travelers will be stopped at the airport when they arrive.
5.7 million foreign tourists visited Bali in 2017, while it is estimated that the figure exceeded 6 million in 2018.
The indonesian holiday paradise has long struggled with a waste crisis, which has meant that the island’s beaches have been destroyed by the huge amount of garbage that washes up in the shallows.
According to The Straits Times there will be produced about 3800 tonnes of waste on the island every day, while only 60 percent of the waste smoking on the landfill.
In an attempt to protect the island, the authorities introduced, therefore, at the end of december a new law, which among other things prohibits plastic bags, straws and flamingokasser.
Authorities said that they hope that the ban will minimize the amount of waste in the sea with 70 percent within the next year.
