By John Smith • Published: 11 Sep 2024 • 13:27 • 1 minute read
Each cruise ship can contain thousands of passengers Credit: Alexandre Rotenberg Shutterstock
Local political party MÉS for Mallorca which holds four seats in the Balearic Government and four in the Consell de Mallorca makes no bones about its views on tourists.
Recognising the importance of tourism and the fact that this summer has seen a drop in visitors and income earned, it is planning to table a motion to double the tourist tax
It will present an amendment to the Tax Law on tourist stays to modify the tax rate for those staying in luxury accommodation (five star and some luxury four star hotels) from €4 to €8 daily, from €3 to €6, in the case of four-star and three-star superior establishments and would up from €2 to €4 in the case of one, two and three-star establishments.
There would be increases for those staying in private accommodation jumping from €2 to €4 whilst hostels camping and similar would cost €2 instead of the current €1.
Another significant money maker would see the charge from passengers on cruises also double from €2 to €4 and allow further development of environmental support.
Spokesperson Lluís Apesteguia explained that the fees have remained static since being first introduced in 2017 and that now is the time to increase the charges which are less than many cities throughout Europe.
Realistically however, with such a small number of representatives in power, it is unlikely that this proposal will be adopted.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
Modest increases in tourist tax would have little effect on the problems caused by over tourism. However, a litle bit more income for the local government must help somethings.
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