More than a year after Bank Indonesia (BI) previously announced it would ban candy as change in Bali and socialization of the policy would be coming soon, the national bank is now once again saying it will issue the ban.
But don’t expect local warungs and convenience stores to all of sudden stop giving us those little pure-sugared candies in lieu of our Rp 100 and 200 coins—the ban is just for modern and retail stores, reports Tempo.
“We will later issue a letter that it’s prohibited,” BI Bali Province Representative Dewi Setyowati said in Denpasar on Monday.
It wasn’t so clear in reports though when this “later” will be. Who knows, could be another year again.
BI says it will perform a survey on the issue, as demand for coins in Bali has been climbing.
