Sigh of relief on the side of luxury hotels. The 2% tax applied since 1 November on hotel stays at or above 200 euros will be removed, announced on Thursday the professional organizations.

Secretary of State for Trade, Crafts, SMEs and Tourism, Frédéric Lefebvre, has made this commitment during a meeting with representatives of hotels and restaurants, they specify in a statement.

They had asked to be received as a result of the new government’s austerity plan, which includes carry the reduced VAT rate of 5.5% to 7%.

Tax price of the night duty

“The Minister has given them the assurance that the reduced VAT rate (…) complies with tax fairness and good will apply to all products and services currently taxed at 5.5% excluding commodities necessity, “the statement said.

“He also said that 2% tax on hotel stays high and mid-range would be withdrawn,” he adds.

This fee covers the cost of the tax-free night, without breakfast or any other related services charged separately, such as care in the spa of the hotel.

Patience will be up this weekend in all the hotels and shops Saguenay due to exceptional traffic caused by the holding of the Champions Cup soccer provincial AA in Saguenay.

Combined with the long weekend of Thanksgiving and the Symposium of color Villages of L’Anse-Saint-Jean / Petit-Saguenay, the massive presence of the elite soccer Québec ensures that the hotels are full Saguenay . Both teams have even turned to the hotel Universel Alma, as they absolutely wanted to get ten rooms with double beds for four days of competition.

“The problem is that of the day (Saturday) October 8,” said Ruth Vandal, Deputy Director Communications and Marketing Promotion Saguenay, the municipal body responsible for overseeing the component and lodging. Indeed, the majority of the sixty reserve teams of ten rooms at once. They want the score of team members are grouped in one place.

There are also the parents and relatives who come and want to encourage them to stay too close. There are also the visitors for the other activities of the long weekend and a few buses passing European tourists in Saguenay. No wonder the hotel rooms have become a scarce commodity.