During the first meeting of the working group on this issue in Parliament, the Minister of Tourism, Javier Hurtado, mentioned the possibility of introducing the said rate, although he insisted that it “must come from consensus and the Statute to respect”. of Gernika and the Economic Agreement”.
The Minister of Tourism, Trade and Consumption, Javier Hurtado, has stated that, despite the fact that the Basque government has so far had a position against the implementation of the tourist tax in Euskadi, now “We are in a time where Circumstances are created to enter into debate rigorously.”
Exactly, Hurtado chaired the first meeting of the president this Monday work committee established to analyze the issue in the Basque Parliament. As the counsel explained, the committee is conceived as “a forum for institutional, sectoral and expert debate” to examine its appropriateness and to face a project of this nature in the next term. “It’s about addressing this with data, clarifying concepts and establishing the legal framework,” he added.
Hurtado has emphasized that this is the case, as with any initiative ‘It must come from consensus and must respect the Statute of Gernika and the Economic Agreement”.
The working committee is composed of representatives of the Tourism, Economy and Finance departments of the Basque government, the three provincial councils, the municipal councils of the three capitals, EUDEL, and the associations representing the sector (Hostelería de Bizkaia, Hospitality of Gipuzkoa, Destino Bilbao , Euskadi Camping Association, Nekatur and Aparture) as well as the employers’ organizations SEA and ADEGI.
The forum will analyze the experiences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, as well as other experiences at European level, and listen to the views of the different associations in the sector. Impressions of local and provincial institutions are also collected.
Source: EITB
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