The ‘will it, won’t it?’ pendulum of the controversial tourist tax brought in by one of the Canary Islands’ most important holiday destinations has swung back in favour of the local council following the latest court decision. As widely reported here in recent weeks, Mogán council in Gran Canaria passed a bylaw to collect a tax of 0.15 euros per night for every person staying in hotels and apartments in its jurisdiction, which includes resorts such as Puerto Rico. The move was initially blocked hours after it came into force when influential......

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