Tourist tax of Lisbon will be paid by the House ANA – Express

ANA-Airports company will take over from April payment of Tourist tax created by the city of Lisbon, a value between 3.6 to 4.4 million euros, today announced the entities.

The agreement is the result of a protocol signed today, two days before entering into force – the April 1 – and implies that the Tourist fee is not charged individually to every tourist who arrives the capital by plane, but are paid by ANA-Airports.

The creation of a Tourist Fee in Lisbon was approved by the City Council last December and provided for the recovery of a euro who came to the airport or the port of the capital and on overnight stays.

The collection methodology was, however, changed, and that during this year the responsibility of payment will be only the management of airports.

Lusa questioned the ANA-Airports and the City of Lisbon on the benefits to the management of airports by the payment of an amount of up to EUR 4.4 million, but the two entities referred the answers to the protocol . No released, however, the document.

According to the statement of the House, the ANA will be responsible for the settlement, collection, control and inspection of the fee and take your payment to the end of the year 2015.

The value in question will depend on the number of taxable passengers (excluding transfer passengers to airports or have tax residence in Portugal) to get in Lisbon by air , with an estimated ANA points to a minimum of 3.6 euros and a maximum of 4.4 million.

“The ANA also promises the payment on account, until December 31, the amount of three million euros for the months from April to October, with rise to the payment of the remaining amount until the day January 31, 2016, “the document said.

The value reverts, according to the same note, entirely to the Development Fund and Sustainability Tourism Lisbon and will aim to “structural investments” as the rehabilitation of the Cais do Sodré and Field of onions; creating accessibility assisted the Castle Hill; and the installation project of a museum dedicated to the Discoveries.