Rental and tourism taxes, BI rate, rupiah, investment flows. Bali news for property investors with a takeaway for villa owners.
Denpasar's regional revenue agency said on 26 October 2026 that audits as of 21 October found Rp 10.12 billion in unpaid regional tax. It also found that 575 objects in the city's green zones have changed function.
Bali's draft 2027 budget cuts capital spending by 58.1% to Rp 337.8 billion. Legislative factions asked on 26 October 2026 for an explanation, because that money funds infrastructure.
Bank Indonesia's Bali office said on 23 October 2026 in Denpasar that the island's economy could expand by as much as 5.9% this year, up from 5.82% in 2025. The forecast matters for anyone modelling rental income or planning a property purchase on the island.
Indonesia's central bank left its benchmark rate at 5.75% on 21 October 2026 but raised the deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 5%. The package aims to defend the rupiah and bring in foreign capital.
Bank Indonesia's Bali chief Achris Sarwani said on 21 October 2026 that inflation on the island reached 3.79% in September, above the 1.5 to 3.5% target range. The central bank is working with Bali authorities on price stabilization, while consumer confidence stays high.
Indonesia's central bank (BI) said on 19 October 2026 that it is strengthening measures to stabilise the rupiah as global volatility stays high. Governor Destry Damayanti said President Prabowo Subianto told the bank to keep going and to watch how well its stabilisation tools work.
Badung's regional revenue agency (Bapenda) has asked for Rp 439,127,985 to be refunded to 12 taxpayers who overpaid the land and building acquisition tax (BPHTB). The money has not been paid, and on 19 October 2026 the district's finance office said it had not yet received the file.
Indonesia is preparing a rule that would raise the salary cap for subsidised home loans (KPR) to Rp 17 million a month at a 6% interest rate. Housing Minister Maruarar Sirait said so on October 16, 2026, and no launch date has been set.
Bank Indonesia's Bali office estimates that seven days of fuel disruption would trim the island's economic growth by about 0.019% and add about 0.018% to inflation. Queues at stations keep growing, from about an hour early this week to reports of two hours or more on 13 October.
Gianyar's regional parliament, which covers Ubud, took up a draft 2027 budget with Rp 3.75 trillion in revenue on 12 October. Lawmakers want roads, irrigation and school repairs, and they want more of the money to come from tourism, levies and regency assets.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster said on 11 October that he will step up a campaign for electric transport this year. He says he can accept lower vehicle tax income, because vehicles and power plants cause about 90% of the island's air pollution.
Speaking in Denpasar on October 11, 2026, Ambara called for Bali to become the core of PFII, Indonesia's planned international financial center. Jakarta has been named the interim site, while a Bali option is still under government review.
The New Asia Forum will take place in Bali on December 3-4, 2026, with a goal of channelling $30 billion of investment into Asia, roughly Rp 536.74 trillion. The event is backed by sovereign fund Danantara, and tourism and the creative economy are among its eight focus sectors.
Indonesia's housing minister Maruarar Sirait said on 9 October 2026 that he will meet the finance minister to draft rules for 6% home loans for workers earning up to Rp 17 million a month. The scheme is still under discussion and has no confirmed start date.
Foreign investors have sold Rp 84.99 trillion more Indonesian shares than they bought since the start of 2026, exchange data up to 9 October show. The IHSG index gained 0.94% last week but is still down 29.79% for the year.
Indonesia's sovereign fund Danantara plans to put up to $1 billion, about Rp 17.87 trillion, into equities and bonds before the end of 2026. The move comes ahead of a November MSCI decision on whether Indonesia keeps its emerging market status.
State lender BTN has signed a memorandum in Denpasar with the Bali Tourism Board and a private tech partner to accept the foreign tourist levy digitally. Only about a third of foreign visitors paid the Rp150,000 charge in 2025, so the province needs better collection channels.
Indonesia's tax directorate, DJP, needs to collect about Rp 750 trillion between October and December 2026 to hit its budget target. On October 9 in Jakarta it set out its plan to make fuller use of tax data for supervision and audits and to lift revenue from growing sectors, with construction and real estate among those mentioned.
Indonesia's Deputy Finance Minister Juda Agung said on 9 October 2026 that a higher PTKP, the annual income level below which no income tax is due, is still under review. The government's aim is to free minimum wage earners from income tax, but the ministry acknowledges the change could cost the state revenue.
Indonesia has attracted a cumulative Rp 131.1 trillion in foreign capital so far in 2026, Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said on October 9. The money is going into government bonds and central bank paper while equities keep losing funds. The minister sees this as a sign of the appeal of rupiah assets.
Indonesia's investment and downstreaming minister Rosan Perkasa Roeslani said on 7 October 2026 that hitting 8% economic growth by 2029 will take more than Rp13,000 trillion of investment over five years. The target was set by the planning agency Bappenas, and the minister named job creation as the key test.
Buleleng Regent Nyoman Sutjidra told agencies in north Bali on 7 October 2026 to speed up collection of the regency's own revenue. By the end of September only 63.33% of the annual plan had come in, leaving a gap of about Rp 96 billion against the quarterly milestone.
Bali's tax office has finished investigating a private company director suspected of cutting VAT payments between 2021 and 2023. On 7 October 2026 the suspect and the case file went to prosecutors in Denpasar, with losses to the state put at Rp3.5 billion or more.
Klungkung wants to bring back the mooring fee at small ports serving the route to Nusa Penida. The levy was stopped after a prosecutor's review, while the regency's revenue target rose to Rp 807 billion.
Subsidised KUR loans to Bali's farmers reached Rp 1.93 trillion in August 2026, up 24% on the same period last year, the provincial treasury office said. Most of the money went to Buleleng, Bangli and Tabanan, regencies where farmland still drives the economy and shapes the views villa buyers pay for.
By 30 September 2026 Bangli regency had collected Rp 26.7 billion in tourism levies against a target of Rp 58.8 billion. The main gap is Kintamani, where average daily visitors fell from 1,200 to 900.
Bali's governor told national lawmakers that three regencies generate most of the province's own revenue. He called for new growth centers and a broader economy.
Badung's regent asked Indonesia's parliamentary budget committee to secure Finance Ministry support for road projects. The regency is already building key road sections worth about Rp 2.8 trillion with regional loans.
BPS Bali recorded annual inflation of 3.79% in September 2026, above the national target band. Petrol and maintenance services were among the main drivers.
Bali's regional taxes reached Rp10 trillion by August 2026, with Badung collecting Rp4.86 trillion. Gianyar, home to Ubud, contributed 10.56%.
Bali's labour unions want the provincial minimum wage for 2027 raised to Rp 4.5 million a month. It currently stands at Rp 3,207,459, and no decision has been made yet.
Indonesia's central bank kept its benchmark rate at 5.75% on 23 September 2026. Protecting the rupiah was the main reason, which matters to anyone measuring villa income in dollars.
The share of foreign tourists paying Bali's Rp150,000 levy rose to 43%, up from 35% in 2025. The province expects around Rp429 billion for the full year.
Bank Indonesia's Bali economic report shows 5.78% year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2026. That beats the national rate, yet accommodation and food services contracted.
Gianyar's government and regional parliament approved changes to the 2026 budget. Own-source revenue is set at Rp 2.43 trillion, or 71% of all income.
Statistics Bali (BPS) says annual inflation on the island hit 3.45% in August 2026. That sits just below the 3.5% upper limit of the target band.
Bank Indonesia's survey shows Bali's consumer confidence index rose to 126.3 in July 2026. That is above the national reading of 116.8.
Bali's regional office of the national tax directorate DJP has started joint checks with regency governments. On Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan, more than half of businesses checked were not registered.
Bank Indonesia's survey of the primary housing market shows prices rose only 0.69% year on year in the second quarter of 2026. Sales are still below last year's level.
Tourism taxes brought Bali's local budgets Rp4.13 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 8.6% year on year. The land and building acquisition tax BPHTB added Rp743.4 billion.
Bali's DJP tax office collected Rp8.46 trillion in the first half of 2026. Accommodation and food service was the second-largest contributor, while real estate supplied 5.62%.
Indonesia's Ministry of Investment says realised investment reached Rp 1,010.6 trillion in the first half of 2026. Foreign capital accounted for slightly more than half.
Gianyar regency reported on its 2025 budget, with PAD rising from Rp 1.68 trillion to Rp 1.99 trillion. Officials credit a push to register new taxpayers.
On 18 June 2026 Bank Indonesia raised the BI-Rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%. It was the second hike that month, aimed at steadying the rupiah and inflation.
Bank Indonesia's Bali office says foreign and domestic investment on the island reached Rp 42.82 trillion in 2025. About 88% of it went to the south.
In early June 2026 the rupiah weakened to Rp 18,000 per US dollar for the first time. It had lost more than 7% since January, the worst performance among Asian currencies.
OJK Bali says bank loans on the island reached Rp 146.47 trillion in the first quarter of 2026. The non-performing loan ratio fell to 2.56%.
Bali collected Rp2.89 trillion in PHR between 1 January and 27 May 2026, about Rp300 billion more than a year earlier. The rise came while foreign arrivals dipped amid the Middle East conflict.
From 2026, Gianyar regency exempts homes, rice fields and dry farmland from PBB-P2 land and building tax. Only commercial property still pays.
Indonesia's deputy investment minister says Bali drew Rp 123.65 trillion of investment from 2021 to 2025, with foreign capital making up more than half. Russia ranked third by value.
Bali's Ombudsman asked the provincial government to adopt a formal service standard for the foreign tourist levy. Visitors face repeated checks and unclear payment rules.
Six Bali regencies agreed to stop encouraging new hotel and restaurant development from 2026. In return they want part of the PHR collected in Badung, Denpasar and Gianyar.
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