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The proposal will be voted on this Monday. The actual cost per night is €3.49, but the city council chose to charge less so as not to discourage tourism.
Coimbra City Council will vote on Monday on a proposal to increase the municipal tourist tax from one to two euros, justifying the decision with the local authority's direct and indirect costs related to tourism. The proposal from the executive, led by the Avançar Coimbra coalition (PS/Livre/PAN), which the Lusa agency had access to, will be discussed at the meeting.
Visitors staying overnight in Nazaré will have to pay a new tourist tax from September 1, as the municipality seeks to offset the increasing pressure tourism places on public infrastructure The post Surfing hotspot Nazaré to introduce tourist tax from September appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Home News Portugal city to implement tourist tax starting in September Portugal city to implement tourist tax starting in September The tourist tax in Nazaré will be charged from 1 September, the City Council confirmed, following the regulation's publication in the Official Gazette (Diário da Rep
The measure covers hotels, hostels, and local accommodation. Those over 65, people with disabilities, and those who fall ill during their stay are exempt.
The amount will be charged for each night of stay in all tourist accommodation units in the Nazaré municipality, including hotels, hostels, local accommodation, and other forms of lodging.
The Almada City Council has launched a new electronic platform for the submission of the Municipal Tourist Tax, set at two euros per person per night and applied for a maximum of five consecutive nights per stay. The General Regulation and the fee schedule for the Municipality of Almada, in the Setúbal district, were approved...
The Tomar City Council approved the regulations for the future municipal tourist tax this week, which provides for a charge of two euros per night, up to a maximum of five consecutive nights, and is now moving to public consultation. During the presentation of the proposal, which was approved unanimously at an executive meeting, the mayor of Tomar, in the district...
The municipal council of Albufeira will hold two public sessions on Friday (April 17) to present its new Municipal Tourist Tax Platform, now available online. The sessions will take place The post Albufeira to host sessions on new tourist tax platform appeared first on Portugal Resident.
More than 12,000 people are expected to disembark from the ships, which should generate around €24,000 in revenue for the municipality from the tourist tax. Tourists spend an average of €60 per day.
The mayor explained the aim is to adjust and update the document that sets a payment of two euros per night, for a maximum of seven nights, with an exemption for children up to 12 years old.
The executive says the aim is to make adjustments and update the document.
The tax currently charged is €2.50, but the municipality led by Social Democrat Luís Filipe Menezes is advocating revising it to €3 to 'promote an appropriate balance.'
Home News Changes to tourist taxes to be “fairer” Changes to tourist taxes to be “fairer” The Matosinhos City Council will stop charging a tourist tax for overnight stays of less than four hours and for stays in campsites or caravan parks of three months or more.
Only stays of at least four hours will be charged, says the regulation that comes into force on Wednesday, and the tax is abolished for those who remain at least three months in campsites.
The Aveiro City Council has initiated the process to reinstate the tourist tax, which was abolished by the previous mayor, Ribau Esteves, at the beginning of his first term in 2014, the municipality announced this Thursday. This information is included in a council note detailing the main decisions from the private meeting of the municipal executive led by [...]
