macd
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There's been a Monster tax in Italy for years. In fact there's a tax on all Ducatis.
OK, I'll go now....
OK, I'll go now....
Monster tax only on monster boats.Yesterday, the Italian Government announced the (another) new economic mesures; during the press conference they announced taxes on planes, sports cars and boats.
There is no official detail yet (not even in the Govt web site), but rumours abound of a tax which will be levied starting May 2012 to all boats, national and foreign, sailing, anchoring or mooring inside the territorial waters.
The brackets would be as follows
No tax for LOA under 10m
10.01 - 12m --> 7 euro a day
12-14m --> 12 euro a day
14-17 --> 40 euro a day
17-24 --> 75 euro a day
>24m --> 150 euro a day
50% reduction for boats kept on the hard.
Someone may remember a few years ago Sardinia introduced a similar tax.
**Just a (persistent) rumour for the moment** , it looks so suicidal to defy reason, I will add more as official news come out.
Should it prove true, if anyone wants to secure a berth in Croatia, Ionian Greece or Corsica.. better hurry up
Monster tax only on monster boats.
There is already an exodus of the larger boats eastwards across the Adriatic looking for berths in Slovenia and Croatia.
First principles, Clarice: simplicity. When demand increases, the same happens to prices.So will marina prices go down to attract new customers or will prices go up to to keep the bottom line above water level
First principles, Clarice: simplicity. When demand increases, the same happens to prices.Originally Posted by LadyInBed
So will marina prices go down to attract new customers or will prices go up to to keep the bottom line above water level
Well, they've had the law which allows a €4 per day charge on 12m boats since 1984, but they just haven't yet worked out how to gather it economically. An entry charge, based on how many days the boat planned to spend in Greece would be one way. Or make the 30 day port police visit a time to collect €120 for all 30 days.Nah, just move to Greece. They haven't woken up to this tax thing yet....
Just thinking with my fingers on the keyboard about the stiff late payment charge:
So there I am, 5 days at anchor somewhere in Italian waters and the tax collector turns up on day 5 - does that mean I am 4 days late? If so I'd be sending off my daily payment via Bottle Post!
Or I'm just out of cash and there is no ATM in the nearest village, what now? Will he be able to debit one of my banking / credit cards at the anchorage?
Interesting times ahead!
Yep, indeed no tax on 10.00 m LOA boats.Mapism my boat is located about 5 nm from the Bay of La Spezia on the Magra River. I hope that the tax does not apply to 10m boats. That would be a nice Christmas present indeed. Where are you located?