Yesterday, I had the pleasure of having breakfast with the Mayor of Palma, Joan Fageda. He said something which I found rather curious. Every year millions of tourists visit the city and naturally we have to provide greater public services, such as more police, buses etc. This burden is too much for the Palma resident to pay and therefore I believe that tourists should pay some form of tax. Now, the Mayor is opposed to the local government's tourist tax but he does believe that holidaymakers should pay some form of surcharge. But millions of tourists visiting Palma are bringing in many millions of pesetas in revenue which is spent in local businesses from cafes and bars to department stores and shops. Without the tourist trade I doubt that Palma would have so many shops and therefore, we the residents, are benefiting from this state of affairs. Now, I understand that extra police have to be on duty during the summer but that is a good thing.
Viewpoint
14/06/2001 00:00
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