Tourist tax
Bulletin readers remain firmly against the tourist tax
There was 78% opposition to the tax.
Majorca
Low Cost, tourist tax, drought: the week in Majorca
There was the fallout from the collapse of Low Cost (only the start of the fallout), there was a meeting of tourist-tax spending decision-makers, and the lack of water was becoming more serious.
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Tourist tax commission holds its first meeting
Majorca's hoteliers are still saying that they are considering a legal challenge to the tourist tax. Meanwhile the commission that will decide how revenue is spent has met.
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Aptur insists that unregulated holiday rentals are not liable for tourist tax
The association for tourist apartments has all along been insisting that unregulated properties cannot have the tax levied on them.
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The pound, the tax, the toilets: the week in Majorca
Resorts were apparently taking a pounding because of the pound, the tourist tax was being hailed as a success, Britons were wanting to be Spaniards as well, and the lavatories of Palma entered the cruise-ship arguments.
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Government says the tourist tax has been a success
The tourist tax, says the government, has been introduced successfully and with complete normality. It has all been very positive.
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Under 20% of cruise ships are subject to the tourist tax
Fewer than twenty per cent of cruise ships coming to Balearic ports this year will be subject to the tourist tax. This is because the time they are in port is under twelve hours.
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Pound's slump affecting resorts' businesses
The national hoteliers federation CEHAT and the Exceltur alliance for touristic excellence have both pleaded with the Balearic government to put the tourist tax on hold.
Those staying at a mid-range hotels/accommodation pay 3 euros for the tourist tax
Those staying at a mid-range hotels/accommodation pay 3 euros for the tourist tax.
Majorca
Brexit, crime and tourist tax: the week in Majorca
It was a major news week. Brexit, the Spanish election, the tourist tax.
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Tourist tax day passes off normally
Conservation of the environment, preservation of heritage and other purposes for the tax were met with general indifference and even some opposition.
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Tourist tax comes into force on Friday
"Our message to tourists coming to the Balearics from Friday and paying the tourist tax is 'your vacation, your island, your support'."
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Study reveals tourist tax will hit spending
A study commissioned by the Balearic government to assess any negative impact of the new tourist tax, which comes into effect on 1 July, has concluded that the levy will lead to a 0.8 per cent fall in spending by holidaymakers.
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Government gives final approval for the tourist tax
The possibility of a tourist refusing to pay would be like going to a car repair garage and not wanting to pay VAT, says tourism minister Barceló.
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Unregulated holiday rentals cannot be subject to the tourist tax
The government will be amending the tourism law as soon as possible in order that there is regulation of accommodation of all types.
Graffiti laughs and cycling laments: the week in Majorca
The Palma Boat Show, Andy Murray, cyclists everywhere, tourist tax non-communication and THAT photo.
Terrorism, tax and trouble up north: the week in Majorca
It was just before 8am on Tuesday when the national interior ministry tweeted a message that announced the arrest in Palma of a Moroccan national with close relations with DAESH.
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Majorca will get most of the tourist tax revenue
Majorca gets up to 74.82%, Minorca to 14.03%, Ibiza to 15.99% and Formentera to 1.84%.
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"A tourist tax does not mean we don't like or don't want tourists"
Biel Barceló, the tourism minister, talks to the Bulletin about the tourist tax, graffiti, holiday rentals, all-inclusives and winter tourism.
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- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
Comment
The tourist tax is here
"Brexit has hit the local ministry for tourism and its tourist tax."
Jason Moore01/07/2016 00:00