“Our activity has to be taxed at 10.5% and not 21%. The model that governs our tax system is a copy of the European one, which has two types of rates: the general one and the reduced one. Precisely, the reduced one is the one that is applied in the gastronomic hotel activities in Europe”, explained during the colloquium the vice-president of Fehgra, Rafael Miranda.
In this sense, Francisco Javier Sánchez Gallardo, Treasury Inspector of the State of Spain and Finance Counselor of the Embassy of Spain in Brazil, expressed himself during his presentation: “If a reduced rate of VAT is applied to a certain sector, it is encouraged that this sector has a higher volume of activity”.
“The reduced VAT, in a way, benefits consumers, but the main beneficiary is employment, since the sector to which the reduced VAT applies absorbs a greater number of employees. The real beneficiaries are the people who can find work in countries where tourism is essential”, he assured.
The local proposal of a reduced VAT rate for the sector is a tool implemented in Europe to benefit large tourist reception centers, generating a source of foreign currency and dynamism of an activity that benefits all citizens, it was highlighted at the meeting. .
For these reasons, Fehgra’s proposal is for the sector to have the permanent reduced rate that corresponds to it, as is the case in Europe.
Yesterday and today, the Federation held the XIX Gastronomic Hotel Tax Colloquium with the aim of putting the analysis of the tax situation back on the agenda to promote initiatives that become instruments that promote the development of the sector.
In addition to the current analysis of the collective labor agreement in the sector and the claim for the reduced VAT rate, the colloquium program was completed with the presentation of the project for the “deduction of internal tourism expenses in the Income Tax”, and panels on tax issues.
Source: Ambito
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