It was Hosbec’s turn this morning at the working meetings of the People’s Party. Carlos Mazón, head of the Valencian Community People’s Party, exchanged views with the head of hotel management, Federico Fuster, together with the general secretary María José Catalá; general secretary Nuria Montes and manager Victoria Puche in Valencia.
Mazón confirmed before the people in charge of the association his firm intention to “eliminate the Tourist Tax and bet on active policies that encourage the arrival of tourists in the Valencian Community”. “Welcome, we are a universal, cosmopolitan and coexisting country,” he said, adding that with the change government, the tourism tax will end.
For the head of PPCV, “We are clear that one of our main foundations for growth and competitiveness is tourism and unfortunately this has fallen asleep over the years. Not only with erratic policies, but also with fiscal policies that discourage investment”.
“In addition to these disastrous policies, in both the Valencian Community and Valencia City Council, there is a tourism-phobic rhetoric that does not benefit the industry,” Mazón assured. The presidential candidate pledged to “defend tourism” in the three provinces, “to end the tourism tax as it punishes both foreigners and Valencians who want to visit our municipalities”. In short, Consell de Puig taxes citizens more”.
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Carlos Mazón, on the other hand, advocated the “implementation of a practice”. aggressive link policy International bets on the North American market, Scandinavian countries and southern European countries. Betting on national and Portuguese tourism as this can help us offset the decline in tourism from eastern countries. You have to work for the flights to arrive in the Community of Valencia and vice versa” and gave the USA as an example.
Mazón made special reference to the role of good education in promoting having the best professionals; as well as a public-private commitment. “We cannot demonize neither professionals nor tourism entrepreneurs. We must bet everyone working together to create wealth and jobs.”