Turkey wants to introduce a city tax for tourists

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In Turkey, a deputy from the "ІІY" party, Aykut Kaya, made a proposal to introduce a city tax for tourists vacationing in Antalya. On his initiative, guests, both foreigners and Turkish citizens, must pay a symbolic sum for each night of stay.

The speaker pointed out that the state support for the resort town is not enough to solve the problems, in particular due to the significant increase in the tourist flow during the high season. According to him, the load on the infrastructure of Antalya is nine times greater than the total population of the city, which is 2.7 million people.

Kaya emphasized that a tax of only 1 euro per night can bring in about 200 million euros per year to the local budget. The received funds are planned to be directed to the development of the city and development projects. He also pointed out that large hotel chains, often registered in other cities, do not bring additional income to Antalya itself.