Ijọba ti Saint Lucia tẹle atẹle ati ijumọsọrọ gbooro ni ọdun meji sẹhin pẹlu awọn onigbọwọ pataki ni ile-iṣẹ irin-ajo, yoo ṣe agbekalẹ owo-ori ijọba kan ti a npè ni "Levy Irin-ajo". Wiwọle ti a gba lati owo-ori yii jẹ aami-ọja fun titaja ati idagbasoke irin-ajo. Imuse ti owo-ori yii tẹle ifihan ti Ofin Iṣowo Irin-ajo ati awọn atunṣe si Ofin Alaṣẹ Irin-ajo Irin-ajo Saint Lucia Bẹẹkọ 8 ti 2017.
Bibẹrẹ Oṣu kejila ọjọ 1,2020, awọn alejo ti o duro ni awọn olupese iṣẹ ibugbe ibugbe ti a forukọsilẹ yoo nilo lati sanwo owo-ori alẹ ti a fun ni aṣẹ lori iduro wọn. Ninu eto ipele meji, awọn alejo yoo gba owo idiyele US $ 3.00 tabi US $ 6.00 fun eniyan fun alẹ kan, da lori oṣuwọn yara ni isalẹ tabi loke US $ 120.00. Iwọn ti 50% ti Owo-ori Irin-ajo yoo waye si awọn alejo ti o jẹ ọdun 12 si 17 ni opin igbaduro wọn. Ọya naa ko ni waye fun awọn ọmọde labẹ ọdun mejila. Awọn olupese iṣẹ ibugbe ti a forukọsilẹ ti nilo lati lo ati gba owo-ori ati firanṣẹ si aṣẹ ti n ṣakoso.
Ni afikun, Ijọba ti Saint Lucia pẹlu ipa lati Oṣu kejila ọdun 1, 2020 yoo dinku Owo-ori Fi kun Iye (VAT) lati ida mẹwa (10%) si ida meje (7%) fun ibugbe fun awọn olupese iṣẹ ibugbe irin-ajo.
Owo-ori Irin-ajo yoo ṣe okunkun agbara fun Saint Lucia gẹgẹbi ibi-ajo irin-ajo lati mu tita rẹ pọ si ati lati ṣe atilẹyin idagbasoke idagbasoke arinrin ajo ni Saint Lucia pẹlu owo-ori ti o ṣe deede si awọn abẹwo alejo. Nitorinaa, owo-ori ti o gba nipasẹ owo-ori yii ni yoo yẹ fun awọn iṣẹ ti Alaṣẹ Irin-ajo Irin-ajo Saint Lucia, Idagbasoke Irin-ajo Abule, ati Igbimọ Irin-ajo - awọn ile-iṣẹ ti o fun ni aṣẹ lati ṣe awọn iṣẹ wọnyi.
Minisita Irin-ajo-Irin-ajo Dominic Fedee sọ pe, “Saint Lucia wa ni ipo ti o dara lati tẹsiwaju ni ipa ọna ti alekun agbara dide alejo rẹ ati botilẹjẹpe a tẹsiwaju lati lilö kiri nipasẹ akoko idaamu yii, ipinnu wa ni lati rii daju pe SLTA jẹ igbẹkẹle ara ẹni. Pinpin isuna iṣaaju ti o to $ 35 million ni yoo tọka si awọn agbegbe ti nbeere miiran laarin awọn apakan pataki ti eto ẹkọ, aabo orilẹ-ede, ati itọju ilera. A dupẹ lọwọ SLHTA ati awọn olupese ibugbe fun gbigba ara ni ọna ti owo-ori yii yoo ṣe imuse ati fun ṣiṣẹ pẹlu SLTA si imọran yii. ”
Awọn owo-ori irin-ajo ati awọn owo-ori jẹ iṣe ti o wọpọ ni ọpọlọpọ awọn ibi, pẹlu awọn ti o ni awọn orisun ti o tobi pupọ ju Saint Lucia, awọn orilẹ-ede wọnyi lati ni Kanada, Italia, ati AMẸRIKA. Ni afikun, ọpọlọpọ awọn orilẹ-ede Caribbean bii Antigua ati Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Ilu Jamaica, Saint Kitii ati Nevis ati Saint Vincent ati awọn Grenadines ti ṣe iru awọn owo-ori kanna lori ibugbe fun awọn alejo. Pẹlu imuse ti Levy Irin-ajo ati idinku ti VAT, apapọ yii n fi owo-ori si ibugbe ni Saint Lucia laarin awọn ti o kere julọ ni OECS ati CARICOM, ati awọn ibi-ajo aririn ajo miiran kariaye.
Fifi ohun rẹ kun, Alakoso ti Saint Lucia Alejo ati Irin-ajo Irin-ajo - Iyaafin Karolin Troubetzkoy sọ pe: “Awọn ile-itura wa Saint Lucia wa ni riri pataki pataki ti Alaṣẹ Irin-ajo Irin-ajo ti o yẹ lati ṣe igbega ibi-ajo ati ṣetọju eti ifigagbaga wa nipasẹ idagbasoke siwaju si iyalẹnu ati ọpọlọpọ awọn iriri ti erekusu wa. Eyi ni idi ti a fi ṣe atilẹyin ifihan ti owo-ori owo-ajo yi ati pe yoo ṣe gbogbo ipa wa lati dẹrọ imuse rẹ. ”
Gẹgẹbi ibẹwẹ ti o ni idawọle fun iṣakoso Levy, Alaṣẹ Irin-ajo Irin-ajo Saint Lucia yoo bẹrẹ ilana ti iforukọsilẹ awọn olupese iṣẹ ibugbe ti a fun ni aṣẹ lori erekusu. Lọgan ti a forukọsilẹ, awọn olupese ibugbe wọnyi yoo kan si awọn alabaṣiṣẹpọ ile-iṣẹ wọn ti awọn oniṣẹ irin-ajo kariaye ati awọn oju opo wẹẹbu iwe gbigba fun gbigba owo naa lati ọdọ awọn alejo.
Saint Lucia tẹsiwaju lati jẹ opin irin-ajo ti o ga julọ ni kariaye ni awọn agbegbe onakan ti fifehan, ounjẹ, ìrìn, omiwẹ, ẹbi ati ilera ati ilera.
OHUN TO MU KURO NINU AKOKO YI:
- The Tourism Levy will strengthen the ability for Saint Lucia as a tourism destination to increase its marketing and to support tourism development in Saint Lucia with a tax that correlates to visitor arrivals.
- With the implementation of the Tourism Levy and the reduction of VAT, this combination puts taxation on accommodation in Saint Lucia among the lowest in the OECS and CARICOM, and other tourist destinations globally.
- Tourism Minister- Honourable Dominic Fedee said, “Saint Lucia is well placed to continue along the trajectory of increasing its visitor arrival capacity and although we continue to navigate through this time of crisis, our aim is to ensure that the SLTA is self-sustainable.
