Hospitality industry - Guests have to pay bed tax in Hanover
From the beginning of the new year, guests in Hanover will have to pay a bed tax. According to the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) in Hanover, this tax will be at least 50 cents, but usually around five euros, as the association announced. The association criticized the additional costs for guests and the bureaucratic burden for hoteliers.
The state capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover, had decided to introduce a bed tax due to high debts and a tight financial situation. The council passed a resolution to this effect in spring last year.
At the time, the city said that the tax would raise around ten million euros. A treasurer said in the spring that the new tax was also intended to help promote Hanover as a convention and tourism location - 30 percent of the tax revenue was to be used for this purpose.
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- The introduction of the bed tax in Hanover is a move aimed at addressing the city's financial challenges, as acknowledged by the local DEHOGA, the Hospitality industry's association in Lower Saxony.
- Hoteliers in Hanover express concern about the steering of finances, as they will have to manage the added cost of collecting and remitting the bed tax to the authorities.
- Critics in the Hospitality industry argue that the bed tax may deter tourists, potentially impacting the city of Hanover's reputation as a popular destination for conventions and tourism in the spring season.
- The decision to impose a bed tax in Hanover, as part of a wider financial strategy, may affect the overall financial management of hotels and restaurants in the city, according to the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga).
Source: www.stern.de
