DENPASAR

Bali began brewing on the revision of Law No.33 / 2004 on Regional Balance and Central Government for the purpose of obtaining funds for greater results.

Lately, the portion of revenue sharing funds to the provincial government of Bali is considered very small compared to the contribution of this area in the form of visa on arrival (VOA) which value is estimated to reach Rp47 trillion per year. The funds are instantly transferred to the provincial government of Bali this year only about Rp800 billion, not including the state budget funds in the form of infrastructure projects through the Ministry of Public Works.

One of the articles that will be revised is related to the understanding of other resources, to include the tourism sector, so that Bali could get a sharing of the tourism sector. Vice Chairman of DPRD Bali, I Nyoman Sugawa Korry said core recommendations are focused on the principle of justice for the results to local funds.

“The main points of the recommendations draft will be finalized and submitted when it is finished,” he said, Friday (02/10/2015).

He emphasized the revised recommendations will be legalized in the near future and become the official stance of the DPRD-Bali. After that, it will be sent to members of Parliament and the Council of the electoral district of Bali, governors, and regents and mayors across Bali.

Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika asserted that the revision will be able to regulate  relations of regional and centers financial to be more rational that meets the principles of fairness and equity among the regions. According to him, it was important as a re-investment purposes to preserve the culture, the environment and improve the quantity and quality of infrastructure to support the tourism sector as the largest revenue producer in Bali.

He considered the Law No.33 / 2004, the elements of which are funded from the forestry, mining, petroleum, and natural gas, excluding tourism is irrational and unfair. Because, the balance funds allocated to Bali felt still relatively small compared to the amount of foreign exchange resulting from the contribution of tourism in Bali.

He claimed that Bali is one of the provinces that do not have natural resources (SDA), but contributed a sizeable foreigners from the tourism sector reached Rp47 trillion.

“The area that has natural resources will be getting richer, while the area without it are getting poorer. Especially the areas with limited revenue sources,” he said.