Controversy surrounding the tourist tax continues to escalate and everything shows that it will continue to grow in the coming months, while courts are processing the bill to give the green light to the implementation of this municipal and voluntary tax. While Mónica Oltra, Consell’s vice-president, advocated the approval of this overnight tax today, emphasizing that it is the competence of the Valencian Parliament, PP is radically opposed to the initiative. announced that it will increase the pressure from municipalities. counter movements PSPV, Compromis and Unides Podem’s recommendation.
A spokesperson for the regional government defended the approval of the tourism tax, noting that it was “a common thing in our environment”. “Anyone who travels will have paid for it and will not feel insulted,” he added. The vice-president stated that the rate proposal was “residence in the Cortes” and said that in his case it would be Parliament to approve the final text.
Likewise, he cited a BBVA Research report that thinks the tax “could have positive effects” and that its approach could help reduce tourism’s social and ecological footprint.
When asked about the Regional Tourism Minister’s statements that he does not refuse to resign if this law is approved, he said:Francis Colomer He’s a phenomenal person at making all the statements, with a disposition that I share, but not always very skilled in politics”.
In this case, Oltra felt that Colomer had given a “philosophical explanation” of the situation, according to which resignation was “always a possible scenario for a politician”. “I think he’s right, it’s always a stage, for these and thousands more. That’s how life is and it’s polyhedral,” he added.
According to Oltra, the district secretary is “a wide-angle man working on femininity”, while “politics is increasingly driven through the telephoto lens”.
“Imposition that prevents healing”
Meanwhile, Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, PPCV’s deputy organization secretary and spokesperson for the PPCV at FVMYP, said: “We have submitted a motion in the municipalities of Valencia to strongly oppose the introduction of a tax on tourism in our country.” community”.
“We will continue to defend and fight against the imposition of PPCV as it hinders the recovery of one of our main economic engines, such as tourism. This new tax directly attacks the competitiveness of the industry and reduces the purchasing power of tourists,” said Pérez Llorca.
All professionals, companies in the industry and beneficiaries, civil society and European tour operators “have warned of the harmful impact of this new tax,” the popular leader said.
“With this move, we want to contribute to the defense of an industry that is one of the engines of our economy and employment and is directly exposed to the consequences of the pandemic,” said the PPCV organization’s deputy secretary. Now that the indicators point to a possible recovery in tourism in our Community, Consel’s nationalist trios have submitted a Bill in the Valencian Parliament to approve a tourist-paying fee, disregarding the needs of the industry. Those of us who visit our community and want to visit a place within our own autonomy”.
In this sense, Pérez Llorca noted that “these groups do not dare to call him by name and call their initiative the “Valencia Bill for fiscal measures to promote sustainable tourism” and try to camouflage the only truth: create a tax to punish anyone who does tourism in our community”.
The Organisation’s Deputy Under-Secretary, for his part, said, “The tourism sector in the Community of Valencia accounts for more than 13% of GDP and 14% of employment, but the current situation in the industry is alarming, as hotels have lost 48% of their output. 2021, the last pre-pandemic more relevant in relation to the international market where losses were 70% compared to the year 2019”.
Source: Informacion
