$15 Airfare Tax Approved
Tourists flying into
Costa Rica will have to
now pay a us$15 tax on
their airline ticket,
replacing the 3% tax on
hotel rooms. Legislators
approved the bill in
second reading this
week, converting it into
law.
The 3% tax applied to
all hotel rooms occupied
by visitors or
nationals. However, with
the growth in
condominium and other
private rentals, the
government saw a drop in
tax revenue and decided
to apply a one time tax
on all airfares for
flights into Costa Rica
instead.
Tourism in Costa Rica is
a multi billion dollar
industry. Visitor number
2.000.000 for this year
is expected to come
across the San Jose
airport sometime in the
first week in December,
a cause of celebration,
as Costa Rica reaches a
new tourism high.
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