3rd June 2020
TOURISM LEVY BILL REMOVED FROM SENATE ORDER PAPER
By PM Facebook Page
After careful consideration, our Government has determined that some sections of the Tourism Levy Bill may seem ambiguous, thus giving rise to a certain level of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Our Government is not insensitive to some legitimate concerns that have been expressed in that regard.
This Act was always intended to help our small tourism related businesses and is too important a piece of legislation to be misunderstood. This legislation is intended to complement what we are doing with village tourism, the marketing of our brand and other destination enhancement programmes to further incorporate and provide benefits to small and medium sized tourism and hospitality businesses.
Notwithstanding that this policy initiative has been extensively discussed for the last three years, we want to make sure that there is clarity in the intent and language of the legislation. Hence, we have decided to remove it off the Order Paper for the Senate at this time to allow the opportunity for further review.
Our small tourism businesses are a very important sector and it is therefore equally important to us and them that we get it right; that the legislation meets its objectives and ensure that the Bill is a true representation and reflection of the Government’s policy intentions.
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