Mash writes that a tourist tax will be introduced in the Vladimir region (Suzdal), Karelia (Sortavala), Vologda and the Altai Territory (Belokurikha). From January 1, 2025, tourists will have to pay 100 rubles per day for a holiday in Suzdal. The region hopes to receive 80 million rubles per year from the innovation.
In Sortavala and Belokurikha the tax will be 50 rubles per day. And in Vologda the tax rate will not exceed 1% of the cost of hotel accommodation. Then it will be increased by a percentage point each year. In 2029, this rate will be 5%.
It is also known that six regions of Russia plan to introduce a tourism tax: Astrakhan, Altai, Karachay-Cherkessia, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Pskov.
It is worth noting that St. Petersburg has also successfully tested a similar scheme. The experiment there began on April 1 this year. Adult tourists who stay in the city for more than a day are required to pay 100 rubles per day of stay in a hotel, hotel or boarding house. In the first month of the experiment, the resort fee brought 19 million rubles to the treasury of the Northern capital.
Source: People Talk
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