Kondratiev: This year, from the tourist tax, we expect at least 70 million rubles

Federal law on a five-year experience on the introduction of the station collection was adopted in 2017. Previously, it was implemented only in the territories of Stavropol and Altai . In the Kuban, the collection was to be introduced from May 1st, but in connection with the World Cup, the date has been postponed.

As Veniamin Kondratyev said, the inhabitants of Kuban will not pay him. In addition, 19 preferential categories of citizens will emerge: the poor, the disabled, participants in the Great Patriotic War, veterans of military operations. For the rest of the guests, the fee will be ten rubles a day

The funds will be used to develop the tourist infrastructure – parks, public gardens, beaches, landscaping.

"This year we expect at least 70 million rubles.This, of course, is a small amount, but it will also help support the resort facilities in good condition.We start the experiment only from in the middle of summer, next year there will be twice as much revenue, "said the regional chief.

The tourist tax will be levied on holidaymakers on the day of accommodation in the accommodation facilities of Anapa, Gelendzhik, Goryachy Klyuch, Sochi, Novomikhailovsky and Dzhubga. The rural Nebug settlements of the Tuapse region.

Kondratiev added that the money will be fully transferred to the municipalities where they were collected.

"I note that the visitor's tax will solve the problems of the resort industry, which will be followed by the province-wide Resort Infrastructure Development Fund, as well as by the Public Board of this fund. According to him, resort towns and districts are preparing their proposals for the development of the funds, holidaymakers should see improvements, arriving already next year on the coast, reports ] the press service of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory.