No tourist tax for Madrid, says mayoress
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 @ 11:03 AM
MADRID'S mayoress has denied reports that a 'tourist tax' will be applied in the city, calling them 'a misunderstanding'.
Manuela Carmena of independent party Ahora Madrid - a faction of Podemos - says she has 'no intention' of making a daily charge to visitors to the capital, nor applying a tax to cashpoint machines as has been claimed.
She held an urgent meeting with regional president Cristina Cifuentes (PP) to clarify the situation, and promised 'there was no reason to worry' about the taxes mentioned, because 'they will never be approved'.
Certain countries request tourists pay a tax upon leaving them - one of which is Perú - and some towns popular with holidaymakers charge a daily fee, collected by hotel reception desks upon checking in or out, and which is paid to the municipal government.
These include burgeoning tourist resort areas such as the island of Sal in Cape Verde, and is aimed at funding infrastructure, services and facilities needed for travellers seeking to spend their holidays in the area.
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