Sardinia
Sardinia Luxury Tax Repealed
According to the Triton the Sardinia luxury tax that cost visiting yachts up to 15,000 euros to dock has been repealed.
"Local authorities in Sardinia voted yesterday to cancel the tax, which was opposed by several tourism groups on the Italian island. The number of yachts visiting Sardinian ports since the tax went into effect in 2006 has dropped by 50 percent, according to the Consortium of Sardinian Tourist Ports.
“This is a very significant step forward for everyone who works in the yachting and luxury sector in Sardinia,” said Fulvio Luise, managing Partner of Luise Group, who shared the news with The Triton from Italy today. “Despite our best efforts in the past three years to help clients understand this tax, we faced enormous challenges and incurred a drop of approximately 20-25 percent each year in superyachts traveling to Sardinia.”
Howard [ Just Imagine ] 07-May-2009According to noonsite.com, the controversial yacht tax introduced in Sardinia in 2006 has been ruled illegal by the Italian court and rates have been reduced in time for the 2008 summer season.
The tax applies to all private yachts over 14 m LOA that visit the island between June 1st and September 30th, and sailing yachts pay only 50% of these fees. The new rates are roughly as follows:
LENGTH MOTOR SAIL
14-16m €120 €60 per week
16-20m €500 €250 per week
20-24m €750 €375 per week
34-30m €1250 €625 per week
30-60m €2500 €1250 per week
>60m €3750 €1875 per week
Yachts under 14m LOA are exempt.
The tax applies per week for the first 5 weeks after which no more no tax is due.
Payments are made at the local post office within 24 hours of arrival or via online payment on the Regione Sardinia website.
Here is a Google translated version of the official page.
The rates used to be €1000 for motor yachts 14-16 meters to €15,000 for motor yachts longer than 60 m LOA.
See noonsite.com for further information.
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