Resort fee abolished in Abkhazia.
“The cancellation of the resort fee is due to the fact that it did not give a significant financial effect, respectively, will lead to a slight decrease in the revenue side of the state budget”, Interfax quotes the press service Parliament of Abkhazia.
It is also known that the administration of the resort tax was a labor-intensive process, creating an additional burden on tax officials.
The Law “On resort tax” has been in force since 2006. In accordance with it, foreign citizens who stayed in Abkhazia for more than three days were taxed in the amount of 30 rubles.