tourist tax the abyss opened However loyalty He does not intend to give up. Top of the list of nationalist formations from Alicante to Les Corts, Aitana More, Ha argued This Wednesday in Benidorm and in the presence of tourist employers hosbecControversial tax placed on the Valencian Community by the Botànic government tax this industry and yet, practically no municipality will apply.
Mas met with Fede Fuster, president of the Valencia Community Hospitality Business Association, and other members of the board, as well as representatives of Adestic, at the headquarters of the Valencia Institute of Tourism Technologies Invattur. Innovative Companies for Community Tourism, current part of the tourism program The philosophy that Compromís and the coalition plan to implement tourism policy in the next legislature If they repeat at the beginning of the Generalitat.
At this meeting, who is also Consell’s vice-president, he discussed some of the issues that nationalists have pointed out in recent years. These include not only the tourist tax itself, but also job insecurity that constitutes this sector according to himself; the need for an end vacation rental or fight against sunken economy
“Tourism is a highly professionalized economic engine in the Community of Valencia and Spain, but it also needs to address the contexts of job insecurity it generates. For this reason it is necessary reward these companies Not only tourist but also working conditions of your staffAitana Mas pointed after the meetings.
We will also work with humility and determination to ensure that Generalitat’s entire tourism policy improves people’s quality of life, is balanced, and takes into account conditions resulting from climate change. We need to talk about what kind of tourism we want in 15 years between the sector, society and management. A model that produces knowledge, not insecurity”, explained More.
In the regional elections on 28 May, the Alicante candidate acknowledged that his formation “delights the Tourism Act introduced from the Balearic Islands” and then stated that the coalition wants aid to the tourism sector to be a priority. “and we will create a methodology,” he added, to companies that offer their employees better working conditions. prevention of work accidents for the hospitality industry and floor attendantsfixing maximum number of rooms daily, minimum breaks, personal needs, risks and control measures”.
Other aspects of tourism
“At Compromis, we understand that tourism needs to go beyond economic income and needs more perspective given the industry’s versatility. That’s why we will create a Tourist Indicators System. assessing the environmental, cultural and social impacts of tourism We will also include the voices of the neighbors. Management type. To know the perception and impact of tourism, it is necessary to establish mechanisms for listening and citizen participation”, the candidate from Crevillenta evaluated.
In this context, Mas defended his intention to continue to promote the Valencia Tourist Accommodation Tax, which is the name given to the rate, “in the image of other European countries” and tourist also cooperates with expenses forming and It should not be a burden that only the locals bear,” he said.
Faced with the distances separating him from Hosbec regarding rate, Mas agreed with hotel employers, increase controls in the unregulated marketcompanies that do not sign employment contracts and illegal tourist apartments They use the informal economy. Likewise, both parties have insisted on the need to use force before the State Government in the following matters: infrastructure investmentespecially in railway and airport matters.
Diversify and innovate
On the other hand, in his meeting with technology companies, Mas said, “We attach great importance to the work of associations such as Adestic, which brings together information and technological resources as a result of the synergy created between the companies that make up us. Society. It is necessary to support such clusters and seek ways to adapt the public education offer in Turkey. needs of the technological part of the industry”.
He also presented Compromís’ commitment to the association. To modernize the Tourism Centers Network (CdT) and to make it a benchmark for companies in the sector in technological education as this coalition explains.