Special tax treatment of dividend income costs a lot in terms of foregone government revenues, mainly benefits the
very affluent, and thus merits serious re-consideration as
part of the federal government's current review of tax expenditures.
There are some
very well kept temples along this more
affluent part of Bali, and if you happen to be here in March for the Balinese New Year, or Nyepi, then you will have the experience of a lifetime as all the local Banjars bring out their giant, monstrous, horrific ogres, or ogo ogos, and take to the streets in an eerie yet comical procession.