Will the tourist tax be introduced in Karelia?
In Karelia A tourist tax will be introduced, part of which will be used to solve environmental problems. The pilot region will be Sortavala district, said the head of the republic Artur Parfenchikov.
The tax will allow to receive additional revenues to local budgets and direct part of them to solve environmental problems. The pilot region was determined by the Sortavala district.
The region has approved an environmental development program until 2030. The introduction of a tourist tax will be one of the measures under this program. Parfenchikov also listed other conservation measures included in the document. In the region, 11 specially protected natural areas will be equipped, such as the Muromsky and Zaozersky nature reserves, the Valaam archipelago park, the coast of Lake Lososinnoye and others.
Two complex waste treatment facilities will also be built in the republic - in Prionezh region and Segezh district. According to the governor, they will provide a deep sorting of the entire waste stream and halve the disposal of garbage in the republic.
In total, the program includes 45 events and is synchronized with the new national project "Environmental Wellbeing".
Karelia is located in the north-west of Russia, is washed by the White Sea and borders with Finland, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Leningrad and Vologda regions. The republic is popular among tourists as a place for hiking, rafting on numerous rivers and lakes, as well as hunting and fishing.
Source:https://www.interfax-russia.ru/Photo: personalguide
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