From the IMM they also point out that another of the measures implemented by the national government to encourage tourismthe VAT refund in the gastronomic sector is also no longer temporary.
The director of Tourism of the IMM, Martin Laventuretold Radio Uruguay that the departmental government is giving up income by exonerating some fees and taxes and that the private sector is making an effort to provide benefits that are attractive to visitors.
The fiscal resignations of the IMM aim mainly to ensure that Argentine tourists, the main visitors to the Fernandino resorts, are not discouraged by the price gap resulting from the exchange difference between both countries.
Laventure He indicated that both at the national level and at the departmental level, governments will take all measures within their reach in this regard.
However, he assured that the State cannot fail to attend to its public accounts nor “a lot of realities” that the national government faces, such as the crisis of merchants on the country’s coast as a result of the exchange rate difference with the Argentina.
“The commercial situation at the border is complex,” he said. Laventure before adding that “it is not ruled out that new measures may be taken, but the measures that have been taken are on the right path.”
“Tourism is an export within borders”
“They must be maintained and not taken temporarily,” maintaining that tourist activity must be treated as “an export within borders.”
According to the director of Tourism, the IMM’s commitment is to generate activities throughout the year in Maldonadobeyond the centrality of the beach.
“Sporting events, cultural events, thematic parties that each municipality is carrying out, congresses” are for Laventure the fundamental drivers for attracting visitors throughout the entire calendar year.
Source: Ambito
