Cost Explosion In Croatia

Cost Explosion In Croatia
Cost Explosion In Croatia

Video: Cost Explosion In Croatia

Video: Cost Explosion In Croatia
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Completely surprisingly, the Croatian authorities have decided to change course for the residence fee, as Croatia expert Karl-Heinz Resistant, author of the YACHT's "888 harbors and bays" guide, reports:

"The Ministry of Tourism has introduced a draft that will make owners and holiday crews more expensive. Especially larger boats and longer stays of more than one holiday trip are taxed higher. The proposal has been approved by the government and has already been published in the Croatian legal gazette and therefore valid, "said the Croatia expert. Such resolutions, once taken, have rarely been overturned, especially since there has been no outcry from the nautical industry in Croatia so far. Obviously, in view of the increasing number of visitors, one is optimistic that the increase can be implemented.

And the numbers are alarming: an owner of a 9 to 12 meter long boat with annual berth in Croatia now pays a whopping 775 euros (5800 kuna) instead of just under 150 euros (1100 kuna) as before. Anyone with a 12 to 15 meter long yacht costs 1040 euros (7700 kuna). As before, the prices are staggered according to the length of the boat and the length of stay.

Planned sojourn tax 2018 converted into euros, previous year's price in brackets

Boat length 5-9 m 9-12 m 12-15 m 15-20 m over 20 m
up to 8 days 17 € (20) 53 € (27) 67 € (40) 87 € (53) 127 € (80)
15 days 32 € (40) 94 € (47) 127 € (53) 160 € (67) 241 € (107)
30 days 53 € (53) 160 € (67) 214 € (80) 267 € (94) 401 € (134)
90 days 127 € (80) 388 € (87) 515 € (100) 642 € (114) 963 € (174)
1 year 267 € (134) 775 € (147) 1029 € (176) 1283 € (201) 1939 € (227)

These figures were officially published here in the Croatian Law Gazette. The decision of the Croatian government seems very surprising against the background of the negative experiences the Italians had a few years ago with the introduction of a boat tax of a similar amount. According to the Italian marina association Asso Marinas, the tax introduced at short notice cost the nautical industry a slump of almost a third, especially among private owners, and has not yet fully recovered even after the tax was withdrawn two years ago.

In addition to these fees, the owners must also acquire the so-called permit for their yacht, which is calculated according to length and engine power. So far, around 50 euros have been collected for a 12-meter yacht.

With this huge jump in fees, Croatia is now by far the most expensive area for private owners, no other country grabs water sports enthusiasts so brutally in their pockets.

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