New tax for all-inclusive trips?

Your next trip to an all-inclusive in Cuba and elsewhere in the south could be taxed by the government of Quebec.

New tax for all-inclusive trips?

For international travel, the Quebec government would consider in fact
to impose a 0.5% tax on all-inclusive vacation packages, gradually applicable by wholesalers, according to Le Devoir. Wholesalers may well ask between $ 2 to $ 5 per $ 1,000. This tax could generate revenue of nearly $ 7 million annually, according to the newspaper.

In addition to the introduction of the tax on foreign travel, Tourism Minister Dominique Vien, had also given his blessing to the standardization of the lodging tax, which would allow additional revenue of $ 10 million.

This tax would be levied by hotels and inns in the province, adding to the usual taxes or GST and PST, according to Le Devoir.

The lodging tax would be increased in most of the tourist regions of Quebec, such as the Gaspésie National Capital, where she spent 3% to 3.5%.

Revenues from these fiscal measures would be paid to the tourism industry, to put forward its own promotional campaigns in Quebec. These revenues represent 15 to $ 20 million.