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Alert in tourism: Brussels endangers reduced VAT

Una subida del IVA al 21% erosionaría la base imponible y desviaría turistas hacia competidores. Algunos informes alertan de que elevar el IVA perjudicaría a un sector que aporta el 12,6% al PIB. Leer

  • Brussels proposes raising reduced VAT rate for hotels and restaurants from 10% to 21%.
  • Tourism sector generates €200 billion in Spain annually, employing 2.77 million people.
  • Price elasticity of international tourist demand for Spain estimated at -1.9.

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