
Ombudsman RI
Ombudsman Republik Indonesia, Indonesia's national ombudsman institution.
Ombudsman RI is Indonesia's national ombudsman body; its Bali office has formally flagged low PWA levy compliance as a governance failure, based on the province's own 26 July 2026 figures.
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Why is Indonesia's ombudsman flagging Bali's tourist-levy compliance as a governance problem?
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Flagged PWA compliance as low and called for better collection governance
Nomads & Communities: Bali's arrivals outrun its visitor levyBackground
Ombudsman Republik Indonesia (Ombudsman RI) is Indonesia's national ombudsman institution, with a Bali office that scrutinises provincial administration. It has formally flagged low compliance with Bali's PWA foreign-tourist levy as a governance problem .
Its criticism rests on contrasting two figures published by the same source: the Bali Provincial Tourism Office's headline arrival and revenue totals, and that same office's own historical payment-rate data, which imply a FAR larger shortfall than the totals alone suggest . The tourism office has not directly engaged the Ombudsman's compliance-rate criticism, continuing instead to publicise rising arrivals and receipts as evidence the levy is functioning.