Graffiti, housing, the return of Magalluf: the week in Majorca
The recurring theme of holiday rentals and their regulation started the week off.
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Tour operators unclear about the tourist tax
Thomas Cook: The tax is "something you probably weren't expecting to pay" and "is sorry the government has decided to bring this in so quickly".
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Call for tourist tax delay for unregulated apartments
There is an inconsistency if there is a demand for tourist tax payment when properties themselves are not regulated by law.
Tax agency "war", tourist VAT and a murder: the week in Majorca
The national tax agency declared war on undeclared property rental income, a national law on IVA (VAT) was added to the tourist tax and there was a particularly unpleasant murder in Cala Millor.
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Hoteliers intend to fight tourist tax VAT
The tourist tax is something to be collected by hotels and other providers of accommodation and is not related to services provided.
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Balearics obliged by Madrid to charge VAT on tourist tax
The government had remained silent on the matter, never having referred to what was more than just a likelihood that IVA would have to be applied.
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Ten per cent VAT to be charged on the tourist tax
In an official letter to travel agents, it was revealed that 10% VAT is to be charged on top.
Quality tourists and parking for beaches: the week in Majorca
An old piece of television footage embarrassed the hoteliers, money was being spent on resorts and there were anxieties about the volume of cars and the availability of parking near beaches.
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The tourist tax: what we know, what we don’t know
The tourist tax - its cost, its collection, its use, its support. Plus questions that still need answering.
Security, all-inclusives, saturation: the week in Majorca
The attacks in Brussels led to concerns about security in Majorca, the tourist tax was approved and all-inclusives became the target for tourism ministry inspections. These and more in the Majorca Daily Bulletin last week.
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Tourist tax approved and will be charged from 1 July
Biel Barceló on the tourist tax: "Now there is great acceptance by society and also parliament, while tourist businesses know that in much of Europe similar taxes apply."
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Tourist tax to be approved tomorrow
It is not expected that there will be any further disagreements between the government partners that might delay the approval.
Postman Patricio and The Old Bill: the week in Majorca
Amidst attempts at securing referendum votes for the British diaspora, a "hodge-podge" of a tax and Easter bookings, there were concerns about postal deliveries and talk of the return of the summertime British bobbies.
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Tourist tax will start on 1 July
Another significant aspect of the bill - the use of revenue for social purposes, such as care homes for the elderly - has been knocked back.
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Tourist tax to be approved despite differences
“It won’t be the tax that PSOE and Més had planned but nor will it be the one that Podemos had planned, but the tax will be supported.”
Booming economy, booming tourism: the week in Majorca
Heartening news on an economic front, some further nonsense about the tourist tax and defence of the bull-run. Some themes of the past week in the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
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Request for tourist tax revenue to Social Services Council
Revenue raised by the tourist tax would be devoted to social infrastructures.
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Berlin fair confirms record summer for Majorca
German tour operators are expressing concern about the tourist tax and what it will be spent on.
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Government accepts citizen participation in tourist tax
Alberto Jarabo said that there has been movement on prioritising environmental projects and on a formula for distributing tax revenue on a territorial basis across the islands.
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Latest tourist tax row over residences for the elderly
Més spokesperson, Toni Reus, has reiterated the party's view that one of the purposes of the "sustainable tourism tax" is social, and that this would therefore include creating places at residences for senior citizens.
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