“They are huge consumers of fuel, water and resources and have a socio-environmental impact; cruise ships should have to pay a high tourist tax.”
Tourists who travel by cruise ship and stop over on the islands already pay the tourist tax, but GOB proposes taxing the emissions produced by shipping companies. The most polluting ship that visits Mallorca is a cruise ship and emits as much as 19,000 cars.
The ecologists want the same to be applied to hire car and boat rental companies, among other activities that have an impact on the territory, in order to promote ecological taxation, which is more developed in other countries.
They are calling call for the same for quarries, power plants and airplanes, while GOB propose a tax on large water consumers, such as large hotels and golf courses, but also tax benefits for ecological farms and the recovery of crops and land, or livestock and fishing.
The same is required for companies that save more energy and water through contracts with green and socially fair schemes.
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Lisa JuliaNo others won't follow emEven if they don't spend lots it'svstill an option of income for the island.You ban everything, tax the rest, that's ok but the government better don't complain later of less revenue.
How about having Eco tax on ALL cars in Mallorca? Most cars on the island belongs to the locals who clog up the roads every day. The rental cars must be in the minority but easy to target with extra tax. Tax the locals and I guess noone dare, as whoever will suggest that will lose the election.
Or maybe just ban them?? Palma gets very little - thousands of cruise tourists spending pennies, crowding the streets, putting off real paying tourists from visiting. Oh, and keeping those hideous engines turning over spluttering pollution, damaging the air and waters. Government wants eco tourism of value - be brave. Take the lead. That would be amazing for the Balearics and others will follow :)
Another tax on an easy target