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Finland Plans Tourist Tax
The levy would let municipalities charge visitors staying in paid accommodation, with revenue kept locally to help cover tourism-related costs.
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Finland plans tourist tax for municipalities
Finland has begun drafting legislation to allow municipalities to introduce a tax on tourists, as the government seeks new ways to raise revenue from travel and offset local costs linked to the sector. The Ministry of Finance confirmed it has started legal preparations for a model that would give municipalities the option to charge visitors staying in paid accommodation. The measure would apply to both domestic and foreign travellers. Finance Mi…
The Finnish Ministry of Finance is beginning preparations to introduce a tourism tax.
A similar tax is already in use in many European countries.
The preparation of the tourist tax begins. The introduction of the tax would be decided on a regional basis.
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