Spain Considers New 21% VAT on Short-Tourism Rentals, Double the Hotel Rate

The Spanish government wants to obtain Parliament's approval for a new VAT quota of 21%, which will apply for short-term housing for tourism, double-front TV paid for hotel rooms, in an attempt to resolve a housing crisis, Reuters transmits.

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The Spanish government is proposing a new 21% value added tax on short-term tourist rentals. The new tax would be double the current rate for hotels (10%) and would apply to all rentals of less than 30 days.

The Spanish government wants to obtain Parliament's approval for a new VAT quota of 21%, which will apply for short-term housing for tourism, double-front TV paid for hotel rooms.

Spain considers new 21% VAT on short-tourism rentals, double the hotel rate

The maximum tax rate would apply to all rentals under 30 days and affect around a third of the 94 million annual visitors to Spain last year who opted to rent a home over a hotel room

The government of Pedro Sánchez has presented a bill that includes tax increases for empty housing and a VAT of 21% for tourist women.