State Secretary proposes strengthening tourist VAT instead of new taxes: Government strategy in action.

• Secretary of State suggests strengthening the tourist VAT instead of creating new tourist taxes
• Pedro Machado also emphasized the need for strategies, increased business dynamics, migrant empowerment, and problem-solving
• He believes that strengthening the tourist VAT can help provide better services to tourists, both international and national
• Some municipalities have already adopted tourist taxes, but Machado doubts their effectiveness in mitigating impacts and increasing tourist satisfaction
• The decision to implement tourist taxes is up to the autonomy of municipalities
• The Mayor of Évora, Carlos Pinto de Sá, supports the idea of a tourist tax to offset the impact of tourism
• The Regional Tourism Entity of Alentejo and Ribatejo proposed the creation of a monitoring committee and a transparency portal for tourist tax implementation.

Source: jornaldenegocios.pt

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