The municipality of Mogán in Gran Canaria has expressed satisfaction with the early phase of its tourist tax, the only one on the Canaries.
The tax, which amounts to just 15 cents a day and which is charged to accommodation suppliers as a municipal charge, came into power on 11th April but was suspended the day after following a legal appeal from a hoteliers’ association.
The hoteliers complained that the tax was “improper and disproportionate”; however, the court lifted the suspension on 27th March.
Since then, Mogán Gestiona, the company responsible for managing the tax, has claimed that over 40 businesses have submitted their first six-monthly assessment of the tax in the first two days of April and the council says that it is “pleased” with the response.
Even though the tax was only effectively in operation for six days in March after being approved, one hotel submitted a payment of almost €600, equivalent to 3,900 stays or 650 beds a night.
The General Director of Mogán Gestiona, Eduardo Álamo, stated that the majority of businesses registering to pay the tax were holiday rentals, which he said was unexpectedly welcome news.
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