Money to development: Putin instructed the government to introduce a resort fee – RIA Novosti

21:3722.09.2016

(updated: 21:48 22.09.2016)

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MOSCOW, 22 sen — news. Vladimir Putin instructed the government until March 1, 2017 to legislate the introduction of a resort fee.
it is Assumed that the income from it will go to the development of sanatorium-resort complex of the country.

Fee for tourism development

the Decision on the introduction of resort fees, the head of state announced at the state Council Presidium meeting on improving investment attractiveness of Russian resorts, reported on the website of the President.

the Cabinet has until March of next year to legislate the resort fee, and may develop and approve a strategy for the development of sanatorium-resort complex of Russia.

it is Noted that all the money from the collection will go to the development of sanatorium-resort complex of the country. It is also planned that the Federal Agency for tourism will be empowered to promote tourist products on domestic and world markets.

the law Also prescribes mandatory state ecological expertise of design documentation of objects which will be based at the resorts.

southern experiment

the Minister for North Caucasus Affairs Lev Kuznetsov said that the “pilot project” for the introduction of the Spa collection will be launched in the Altai territory, the Krasnodar region, the Crimea and in the Caucasian Mineral Waters (Stavropol).

According to him, the Federal legislation should be formulated only General rules of collection, including the right of administration, preferential areas, the list of destinations and what it can be spent.

“All other issues — the formation of the Fund, the administration, the levy — should be delegated to regional and local authorities,” the Minister added.

the fee not yet determined

with regard to the amount of the fee, its the exact figure is not yet defined.

the state Council Presidium meeting held on 26 August in the Altai region, it was about the amount of 50-100 rubles per day per person. It was announced by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, adding that “the money should go to the development of resorts, for the benefit of tourists”.

the President, in turn, stressed that to introduce the collection to be “very carefully, not lifting the payments, unbeknownst to tourists”.

According to the Minister of resorts and tourism of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Strelbitskogo, the resort fee should be lump sum and its amount shall not exceed 300 rubles.