According to Spanish reports, the regional government of Spain’s Balearic Islands (Islas), which complained about too many foreign tourists, recently passed a new round of tourism tax measures. That is, starting next year, the "tourist tax" for foreign tourists staying on the island will be increased to 1 euro to 4 euros per night. This levy is applied according to the season, that is, the "tourist overnight tax" is 1 euro in the off-season, and rises to 4 euros in the peak season.

The "tourist tax" here is commonly known because the official name is "ecological tax" (ecotasa), which is a collection related to the environment and ecology. “Ecological taxes” refer to taxes that provide economic incentives to promote ecologically sustainable development.

It is worth noting that the Balearic Islands only established a new so-called "ecological tax" in July last year. At that time, it was 0.5 euros to 2 euros per night (levied on foreign tourists' hotel accommodation fees, specifically Charges will apply if you stay for more than 12 hours). Therefore, the island government doubled this tax one year later.

The levy of this tourism project also occurs in the context of Spanish tourism booming every year. Due to too many tourists, "anti-tourist" movements have emerged in Barcelona and the Balearic Islands. Therefore, the Balearic Region is doubling the "ecological tax", which is suspected of restricting tourism.

The Balearic region is governed by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. This time the "ecological tax" is doubled. It is a joint action of the Socialist Workers' Party group and the "We Can" party group, while the People's Party and the Civic Party group He voted against it because he believed that increasing exploitation would be equivalent to hitting the island's tourism industry.

However, the Tourism and Environment Department of the Island Region Government does not think so, saying that "the island's tourism growth has never stopped." In fact, this is also a complaint suggesting that over-prosperous tourism has troubled the island government and residents. Therefore, this doubled taxation is probably related to the restriction of tourism. However, this tax increase has made the island hotel industry full of complaints.

Hypocritical!