Surcharge on the tourist tax to start being applied from June 2021

The Full Council has given definitive approval for the tax by-law which will allow the application of the municipal surcharge on the tax on overnight stays in tourist accommodation as from June 2021, circumstances allowing.

23/12/2020 15:43 h

Ajuntament de Barcelona

The surcharge will be applied progressively as from next summer, with gradual increases over four consecutive years:

  • 2021: increase of 75 centimes
  • 2022: increase of 1 euro
  • 2023: increase of 1 euro
  • 2024: increase of 1,25 euros

The revenue raised by the on the tax on overnight stays in tourist accommodation goes to the municipal coffers and has been used this year to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, and to drive the economic recovery in key sectors such as tourism, commerce and culture.

 

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