Villas are a cash cow in Seminyak Bali

A western friend told me recently a piece of gossip that would put the wind up many people living here in Bali. As so many westerners a rel iving in Bali and working without paying tax, there were whispers about charging a tax on villas of 50,000rp per day.

Okay, 95% of the stuff I hear people say out here is B.S. Foreigners still cannot own land freehold, and foreign men can’t get ‘permanent residence just by living here for 5 years.

A 50,000rp tax on villas wouldn’t kill most people, but would make most expats uncomfortable. After the VOA and other crazy moves, nothing would really surprise me. Let’s hope this is just a rumor.