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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Bali weighs up tourist tax to combat ‘unruly behaviour’ of visitors

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Visitors to Bali could be forced to pay a “tourist tax” of between $30–$100 (£24–£80) under a proposal being considered by the Indonesian government to discourage disruptive travellers.

The minister for tourism, Sandiaga Uno, told a media briefing that the plans were still at the discussion stage but the chairman of the Bali Tourism Board, Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana, believes that the fee would improve the quality of tourists taking trips to the island, the Australian Financial Review reports.

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