Tourist tax
Palma seeking over three million euros of tourist tax revenue
Palma town hall believes it is common sense for the city to receive a percentage of tourist tax revenue.
Transport
Government trying again to get co-management of Palma airport
The regional government wants to be able to moderate high-season traffic and boost it in the low season.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax revenue for acquiring Canons finca in Arta
The government is proposing the spend of eight million euros of tourist tax revenue to acquire the Es Canons finca.
Tourist tax
Municipal tourist taxes could be agreed by the end of the year
Recommendations from the government's advisors include one for the administration of the tourist tax in the Balearics to be handed to town halls.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax destined to rise in 2018
How much the increase might be is not known, but Podemos have stated that a doubling of the tax will be a requirement for them approving the 2018 budget.
Tourist tax
Town halls unanimous in wanting tourist tax revenue
When the distribution of 2016 tourist tax revenue was made, no projects that were directly those of town halls received funding.
Majorca
Flags, tax and plastic: the week in Majorca
Blue Flags were being awarded or taken away, bans on plastic were announced, and the government was looking at a higher tourist tax.
Tourist tax
Barceló not ruling out tourist tax rise
Podemos are insisting that the tourist tax should be a genuine sustainable tax and that the rate should be increased.
Tourist tax
Government eyeing up possible tourist tax increase in 2018
The regional government does not intend to increase the number of taxes but is looking at the rates of existing taxes.
Tourist tax
Secretary-of-state "surprised" that residents pay tourist tax
The secretary-of-state also had bad news about the Playa de Palma scheme: Madrid is dropping its financial commitment to it.
Tourist tax
Government admits tourist tax is not environmental
The tax is not an ecological or environmental tax but one to raise additional resources.
Majorca
Floods, pestilence and protest: the week in Majorca
There was confusion over flood aid; olive ebola began to look deadly serious; the transport ministry had designs on central reservations and continued to lock horns with taxi drivers; town halls were being insulted; and they were crying over an ice-cream kiosk.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax spending "insulting" to town halls
"Under an excuse of dialogue and consensus, everyone is being laughed at" by the spending decisions, especially the town halls.
Majorca
Water week in Majorca: floods, tourist tax and rates
Farmers were faced with flooded fields, electricity was costing more, Palma refused to budge on its water rate and was demanding more tourist tax revenue, public opinion was against holiday rentals, and taxi drivers were getting angrier.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax spending governed by "society's priorities"
"It was clear that not everything could be approved because there were 30 million euros available, while all the projects were valued at 200 million euros."
Tourist tax
Half the tourist tax revenue destined for water projects
In all, almost 24 million out of the 30 million will be spent on environmental and water projects.
Majorca
Tourism zoning, immigrants and Kings: the week in Majorca
The complexity of holiday rentals' legislation and its application was being discussed; spending tourist tax revenue was under consideration; and more illegal immigrants were detained.
Tourist tax
More than 230 tourist tax spending proposals to consider
There are 236 proposals with a combined value of 218.4 million euros. There are 30 million euros of revenue to be allocated.
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Tourist tax fraud a target for the government
Payment of the tourist tax will be a major target for a department to combat tax fraud.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax revenue disguising environment budget, insist GOB
"If it is used for financial engineering, we will witness a deception and a fraudulent commitment to the environment by the government."
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