State Duma Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, Boris Chernyshov, proposed introducing a “pedagogical pass” for travel to resorts in southern Russia. This has been reported DEA News”.
The “pedagogical travel card” will allow school teachers to buy tickets to Russian resorts for a thousand rubles. The rest of the travel expenses should be in the form of a subsidy from the government,” he said.
The MP added that this measure will help both teachers and the tourism sector during the sanctions.
Sergei Mironov, ex-president of the “Fair Russia – For Truth” party suggested Leave the resort fee for foreigners only. In his opinion, such fees are a blow to the wallets of Russians and domestic tourism. Mironov believes that such a tax discredits local resorts and gives tourists another reason to choose a holiday in Turkey.