Sardinia Tax Abolished

Created by val. Last modified on 2009-05-15 16:08:44
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Our thanks to Jacqui Kotze of Oyster Yacht Charter, Ipswich, U.K. for passing on this information to Noonsite.

On Wednesday, 6 May, the local regional government of Sardinia approved Article 2 of the Financial Regional Act. The approval of this act effectively cancels the law known as the ³luxury tax² in Sardinia. This tax was felt throughout the tourism industry and had a negative effect on the local tourism economy.

Il Consorzio Rete dei Porti Sardegna (The Consortium of Sardinian Touristic Ports) is pleased about the cancellation. In the past three years there has been a decline of approximately 50 per cent in the number of yachts present in Sardinian ports.

The law, which has now been cancelled, stipulated that yachts berthed in any port in Sardinia had to pay up to 15,000 euros for their sojourn. This tax had a visibly negative result on Sardinia¹s image as a premier vacation destination worldwide.

This announcement was made at the MYBA Charter Show 2009 in Genoa.