New tax could make cruises to Mexico more expensive at $42 per person
Cruise ship passengers sailing to Mexico – home to the busiest port in the world – could soon face a new tax of $42 per person, whether they disembark or not. Last week, Mexico's Congress voted in favor of the new immigration levy for every cruise ship passenger that docks in any of the country's ports, according to The Associated Press.
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The lower house of Mexico’s Congress voted last week to levy a hefty immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships that dock in Mexico.
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Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association president Michel Paige wrote that a proposed $42 passenger tax would make cruise tourism in Mexico 213% more expensive than the average Caribbean port.
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Mexico's Congress has voted to impose a $42 immigration levy on cruise ship passengers, with two-thirds of the tax revenue allocated to the Mexican army, raising concerns about increased costs affecting the country's cruise port competitiveness.
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Even if Senate doesn’t approve the measure to implement tax, some cruise passengers will still see their trips to Mexico become pricier. Guests on sailings to Quintana Roo — the state home to Costa Maya and Cozumel — will have to pay a $5 fee to contribute to the National Disaster Prevention Fund under a regional law starting on January 1.
Mexico to impose new immigration fee on cruise ship passengers
Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted to impose a US $42 immigration fee on passengers of cruise ships docking at any of the country’s ports.
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