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Balearic Union Proposes €15 Summer Tourist Tax to Curb Crowding After Lawmakers Spurn €8 Rise

Union leaders say the levy is intended to deter peak-season visits rather than to raise revenue.

Overview

  • CCOO proposes raising the Sustainable Tourism Tax to €15 per person per day in July and August, up from a current top rate of about €4.
  • The plan sits within a 52-point Pact for Sustainability that includes a temporary moratorium on new tourist places and the gradual replacement of outdated facilities.
  • Additional measures seek fewer cruise calls, caps on high-season flight frequencies with more in low season, limits on vehicle entries, regulated airport hours, and a carrying-capacity study.
  • The union ties the push to housing and labor pressures, calling for rent limits and a 40,000‑unit public housing stock financed in part by tax receipts.
  • These are union proposals rather than policy, following the Balearic parliament’s refusal this week to consider doubling the top tax to €8, and CCOO is seeking urgent talks with the regional government.