Workshop: The Tourist Stay Tax
Workshop
Faculty of Economics (UV)
Sala Sánchez Ayuso (1r floor)

On Thursday 2 June a workshop will be held on the tax on tourist stays, with the aim of presenting the economic effect of this tax figure, as well as generating debate around it.

The presentation day starts on Thursday 2 June at 9:00 am in the Sánchez Ayuso Room of the Faculty of Economics (first floor). The opening will be given by Francisco Muñoz Murgui, Dean of the Faculty of Economics; Rafael Beneyto Cabanes, Director General of Taxes and Gambling of the Generalitat Valenciana; and Amadeo Fuenmayor Fernández, Director of the Chair of Regional Taxation.

This will be followed by a round table discussion with Marta Espasa Queralt, Secretary of Finance of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Xisco Oliver Rullán, Director General of Finance of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Borja J. Sanjuán Roca, Councillor of Finance of the Valencia City Council and Papi Robles Galindo, spokesperson for Compromís in the Valencian Parliament.

The second part of the workshop will consist of three presentations. The first will be given by José María Durán Cabré, from the University of Barcelona, who will address the review of the taxation of tourism activities. Xisco Oliver Rullán, from the University of the Balearic Islands, will focus on the impact of the tourist tax on demand. The last paper, by Asensi Descalç i Tormo and José Ramón Ruiz Tamarit, from the University of Valencia, will reflect on the application of the tourist tax.

Finally, the workshop will be brought to a close by Francesc Gamero i Lluna, Regional Secretary of Finance of the Generalitat Valenciana.

This meeting is part of the series of Workshops organised by the Universitat de València, the Department of Applied Economics of the Faculty of Economics UV, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Model GVA, the Chair of Autonomic Taxation and its research group EvalPub.

9:00  PRESENTATION

Francisco Muñoz Murgui, Dean of the Economics Faculty

Rafael Beneyto Cabanes, Director General of Taxes and Gambling, Generalitat Valenciana

Amadeo Fuenmayor Fernández, Director of the Regional Taxation Chair

 

9:30 PART ONE: ROUND TABLE

Marta Espasa Queralt, Secretary of Finance, Generalitat of Catalonia

Xisco Oliver Rullán, Director General for Finance, Government of the Balearic Islands

Borja J. Sanjuán Roca, Councillor of Finance, Valencia City Council

Ferran Martínez Ruiz, Corts Valencianes (Valencian Parliament)

 

11:30  COFFE BREAK

 

12:00 PART TWO: COMMUNICATIONS

José María Durán Cabré, University of Barcelona:
“Tributación de las actividades turísticas: una revisión” [PDF]

Xisco Oliver Rullán, University of Balearic islands:
“Impacto del Impuesto Turístico en la demanda” [PDF]

Asensi Descalç i Tormo [PDF] y José Ramón Ruiz Tamarit [PDF], University of Valencia:
“Reflexions des de l’economia sobre l’aplicació d’un Impost turístic”

 

14:00 CLOSURE

Francesc Gamero i Lluna, Autonomous Secretary of Finance, Generalitat Valenciana