Rome considers raising the tourist tax to make tourists “more responsible” and to raise more money from this vital sector.
Under a draft decree issued this summer, Giorgia Meloni’s government is considering raising the tourist tax, currently around €5 a night, to €10 for rooms costing 100 euros, 15 euros for rooms costing more than €400 and €25 for luxury suites costing more than €750.
The proposal has angered tourism associations who fear that excessive increases could dampen the enthusiasm of tourists to come to Italy, according to AFP.
“We shouldn’t scare tourists with very high taxes. We already have a very high VAT rate,” insists Marina Lalli, president of the tourism professional body.
Last May, the president of the Federalberghi hoteliers association, Bernarbo Bocca, accused the government of treating “hotels like ATMs.”
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