Tourist cards for US $30

FROM SOSUA NEWS....


The tax authorities (la Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII) have come up with the proposal to increase the tourist card to US $ 30, the $ 10 to be paid upon arrival and departure at the airport will be forfeited.


But when leaving the country US $ 30 must be paid which means that the tourist card will be US $ 10 more expensive at the end. The tourism industry has made a massive protest against this proposal. Tickets have recently become much more expensive and with this increase, the Dominican Republic becomes again more expensive.

Bron: www.dgii.gov.do

Yea, raise the price so that way no tourists come to D.R. and the country will have no revenue. The article really doesn't make too much sense anyways. At lease with US flights , we pay the departure tax in the cost of the airline flight. Maybe people flying to other countries might still pay the departure tax at the airport in DR.

I can't wait to see how many threads you start about the same topic. With you quoting a newspaper, but all saying something just a bit different!

Is there currently a $10 departure fee? I never pay one.

DOC

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Originally Posted by Doc Hollywood

Is there currently a $10 departure fee? I never pay one.

DOC

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there's a $20 departure tax but it's included in your airfare so you never actually see it (unless you're on a charter flight, then you'd pay it at the airport)

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