UK holidaymakers could be hit with new fees in Europe – as a Portuguese city considers a tourist tax. European Union holidaymakers have been warned over travelling to Évora in Portugal for their spring or summer holidays this year.
Tourists in the city could face a new tourist tax of €1.50 (£1.27) per night, under proposals currently being considered by local authorities. The new charge will apply to all guests staying in tourist establishments within the municipality.
The measure is expected to generate approximately €600,000 (£506,385) annually for the local council. Speaking to Lusa, the mayor of Évora, Carlos Pinto de Sá (CDU), indicated that the public consultation on the proposed regulation of the tourist tax was published on the 6th in the Official Gazette, and will continue until the 17 February.
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“During this period, anyone who wants to contribute to improving or changing the regulations may do so under the terms determined by law, sending their duly substantiated proposals to the municipality,” he said to the newspaper.
The mayor highlighted that the proposed cost took into account an economic study on the subject, considering that “it is a very reasonable amount”, taking into account “what has been launched in tourist taxes in the country”.
“However, there are also a number of exemptions, such as students who come to study in Évora and have to use hotel units or people with a certain degree of disability who are passing through Évora”, he stressed to the news website.
The proposed regulation that is under public consultation, consulted by Lusa, foresees the charging of 1.50 euros per guest and per night in tourist establishments in the municipality, up to a maximum of three consecutive nights.
Visitors with certain disabilities passing through the city will also be exempt from the tax, they’ve been told.
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