The regional government has caused confusion over its schedule for the introduction of the tourist eco-tax. The release this week of its initial legislative agenda included no specific mention of the tax, a fact that Margalida Prohens, the Partido Popular parliamentary spokesperson, picked up on. She observed that the government appears to have three separate ideas (because of three different parties in government) when it comes to the tax and that it would first have to agree on which one.
Tourism
Confusion over eco-tax introduction
The release this week of its initial legislative agenda included no specific mention of the tax.
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Sir,, Having seen this disastrous tax fail previously I am amazed at attempts to reinstate it. Last time our hotel reimbursed us but I for one will change my holiday destination if it is reintroduced. This grasping attitude to tourists who already benefit the economy is unwelcoming and discriminatory. It is hardly our fault if local government has not had the foresight to reinvest the money they have already received.
As EU legislation prohibits discrimination on the grounds of nationality, it may be necessary to bend the rules to accommodate this tax. In April, Brussels said that the proposed Lisbon Tourism Tax goes against EU law.