It’s already history. As planned, the Valencian Cortes gave the final “shock” to the tourism tax with the votes and applause of the PP and Vox. At the plenary meeting held this Thursday, after the autonomous government celebrated the end of what it described as a “bad dream” in yesterday’s debate, opposition groups had criticized two members of the executive for boasting about the elimination of a dream. tax that has not yet come into force.
There were no surprises in the vote, and the regional government and the majority supporting it gave the green light today to abolish the tourist tax, with opposition from PSPV and Compromís supporting it. There were notable disagreements while at Botànic. In fact, the abolition of taxes It was already published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat Valenciana on 15 November. (DOGV), but the parliamentary process for approving the decree, which took place this Thursday, was incomplete.
Also, Generalitat president Carlos Mazón and Tourism Minister Nuria Montes. They had previously staged the repeal at the World Travel Market in London., The slogan “Tax-Free” was used to refer to the fate of the Valencian Community.
With this background, on Wednesday the Valencian Cortes hosted the debate ahead of the abolition of interest, which culminated in today’s vote. In the above-mentioned discussion, PP ombudsman Miguel Barrachina rejected the repeal decree. The end of “financial hell” Vox’s deputy spokesman, Joaquín Alés, felt that Botànic was engulfing the Valencian Community, while underlining that the approval of the rate was an “inappropriate decision” in the midst of “galloping inflation”. He also described him as a coward because Entry into force planned for mid-December.
PSPV deputy trustee María José Salvador, for her part, reminded that this rate was voluntary, while accusing the PP of “hyperbolizing” the average. Terms similar to those used by his Comprom counterpart, Aitana Mas, reminded: The same rate is in force in cities such as Rome, Paris, Porto or Barcelona, without reducing the visitor presence..