Kadin Bali Urges OSS Reform to Protect Local Businesses

Denpasar — Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Kadin) Bali urged the government on Sept. 24 to evaluate and revise the Online Single Submission (OSS) licensing system, saying investment should not take business opportunities away from national and regional companies.

The change comes as Kadin Bali prepares recommendations for the government and relevant ministries after its Provincial Leadership Meeting, or Rapimprov, in Denpasar. The organisation said investment entering Bali should be quality investment that creates added value and involves local businesses rather than satisfying partnership and shareholding requirements only formally.

Kadin Bali Chairman I Made Ariandi said the licensing system still needs a regional curation mechanism. The group also called for investment activity to avoid disrupting Bali’s environment, agriculture and local culture, while remaining aligned with spatial planning. Its concerns include activities connected with vehicle rentals, homes, land and property development.

Why the OSS debate matters to foreign residents and visitors

For a foreign resident or visitor, the discussion concerns how businesses operating in Bali are licensed and assessed, not a general statement that foreign investment is prohibited. The OSS is Indonesia’s centralised digital business-licensing system. Kadin Bali’s position is that applications affecting local markets should also be examined against regional conditions and opportunities for Indonesian businesses.

In practice, the organisation is seeking a system that distinguishes between investment that adds value to Bali and activity that competes directly with local enterprises. It also wants local participation in business partnerships to be substantive, while environmental, agricultural, cultural and spatial-planning considerations remain part of the licensing process.

Kadin Bali raised the issue during its Rapimprov, a forum intended to gather regional input and strategies for the national leadership meeting, or Rapimnas. The organisation said it would take its proposals to the national meeting in the form of a paper or recommendations for the government and related ministries.

Sources

• Bali Post — regional news organisation
• NusaBali — regional news organisation
• magnumestate.com
• indopropertyhub.com
• cna.id
• balirealestate.substack.com