The Nordic country of Iceland plans to add a new tax for tourists that will support climate and sustainability goals.
“Tourism has really grown exponentially in Iceland in the last decade, and that obviously is not just creating effects on the climate,” Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland’s prime minister, told reporters.
After the COVID-19 lockdowns, Iceland experienced a dramatic resurgence in tourism, with over 8.5 million visitors in 2022.
The tax would “not be high,” Jakobsdóttir said, and it would be administered like municipal taxes on visitors to Iceland, although no details were given on the price.
Jakobsdóttir added that her administration is working closely with
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