SETE’s interventions on matters of tourism policy in Greece usually take the form of positios and proposals. In this section, you can access SETE’s Positions either on a specific subject or for a specific year. Careful readers will notice that some of the proposals presented below are repeated for several years; this is because little to no progress has been made.
The ever increasing flexibility in tourist demand means that supply needs to adjust accordingly. The focus must be on extending and improving flexible forms of employment in tourism, and seasonal work in particular. The existing legislation does not meet the needs of businesses or employees, resulting in it being tacitly
Given that almost 40% of the country’s future growth will come from tourism (McKinsey estimate contained in the “Greece 10 years ahead” study) it is clear that a major part of the subsidies under the new development law must be invested exclusively in tourism. We consider it particularly important that
The target should be for 50% of the visas which are issued to be in the multiple visas category. To achieve that target, we propose that a 1-year visa should be issued to each tourist who visits Greece for a second time and a 3-year visa to each tourist who
Proposals – Comments from SETE on the draft law “Income taxation, urgent measures to implement Law 4046/2012 and Law 4127/2013 and other provisions”
• Under Circular No. 1182 ΠΟΛ/26.08.2011, accommodation services at All Inclusive hotels account for 70% of services and are subject to VAT at 6.5%. Other (mainly catering) services account for 30% of the package but VAT there is 23%. That 30% includes 3 meals as well as extra snacks, water,
Immediate tax reforms A. VAT on catering services should be kept at 13%. Given that All Inclusive holiday deals for 2014 have already been signed and invoiced with VAT on catering at 13%, any thoughts about raising VAT to 23% would have a particularly negative impact on the market and
Regional airports are the main tourist entry points to Greece, and therefore both the quality of operations at the airports and their pricing policies directly affect the growth of tourism and the economy. Because regional airports will be privatised, we have devised a series of position statements and proposals to
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