represents less than 10% of the tourist tax. In response, the vice president of CML, Gonçalo Reis, pointed out that this protocol for four years "represents less than 10% of the tourist tax," which exceeds 300 million euros during that period, and councilor Diogo Moura clarified that the proposal was made based on the report of the previous four-year execution, a document that "was distributed" and that will be sent to AML if requested. #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)
João Monteiro, from Livre, defended the need for a Tourism Development Fund "with clearly defined, transparent objectives, adapted to the moment and the needs of the city." #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)
Through the PCP, Sofia Lisboa considered that an activity with the economic, social, and territorial weight of tourism "requires responsibility in the use of public resources, transparency in the allocation of support, and a strategy that takes into account the interests of those who live and work in Lisbon," while António Morgado Valente from PAN emphasized that ATL "acknowledges the negative effects of tourism on housing, transport, and cleanliness, but does not set targets that allow for the assessment of the recovery of those effects." #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)
There is no strategy here, there is no project here, there is no long-term plan here. Therefore, we are once again faced with just pouring money and we'll see later. #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)
The Lisbon Municipal Assembly approved the transfer of nearly 26 million euros from the Tourism Development Fund to the Lisbon Tourism Association, aiming to finance a program to boost tourist demand until 2029, despite criticisms regarding the lack of transparency and strategy of the project. #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)