PALMA –
Holidaymakers should bear in mind that they next year on Mallorca and the other islands of the Balearic islands two times as much tax to pay. The left-wing ruling coalition of the autonomous Spanish region has, according to Podemos-foreman Alberto Jarabo an agreement in principle about reached. The details are Thursday completed.
Adult visitors of Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera will be in 2018 on their bill an extra amount to 4 euro per person per night. That is, depending on the property, between 50 cents and 2 euros. By the strong increase of the already-controversial tax, last summer introduced, the authorities in Palma in a total of 100 million euros per year to retrieve. The money will mainly be spent on environmental projects.
The association of hotel owners, called the measure catastrophic. She has so far seen nothing yet from investments, this year is estimated at 50 million, and says that the proceeds will need to make holes in the budget gap. In the off season, between november and april, to pay of tourists but half of the surcharge. However, there is a plan for the summer in march.