Goodbye to the ecotax

The Balearic Government, in the Cabinet Meeting last Friday, passed a draught law to cancel the Tax on the stays in tourist firms, known popularly as the ecotax, that has been in force since May 2002 taxing people's overnight stays in tourist firms with an amount that oscillated between 0.25 and 2 euros depending on the type and chategory of establishment.

The statement for the motives for this draught law considers that "throughout the last few years the so called residential tourism has increased notably as opposed to the traditional tourist, a reason for which it is thought that the imposition of a charge only for people who stay in these establishments does not represent the most adequate way of defining a tax destined to financing infrastructure and policies relating to the environment and tourist activity."

According to the Balearic Government, the Parlament de les Illes Balears will not be able to pass the law until the end of October, so that the tax will continue to be in force during this summer season in all the hotels of the Balearics.

Photo © Archive BalearWeb: Cala Tuent

Date of publication: 12/07/2003

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