Overview
- Mayor María José Catalá said the city will examine a tourist levy only with consensus from the tourism sector and within the Law of Local Treasuries.
- She emphasized the need to determine whether such a charge could be municipal or would require modifying the national local-finance law.
- Catalá described the tax as one possible tool among several and noted earlier crises, including the dANA floods and COVID‑19, delayed this discussion.
- Her remarks came after signing a protocol to create the Network of Urban Tourist Destinations, signaling broader coordination on managing urban tourism.
- La Vanguardia highlighted service strain during Fallas—cleaning, transport, security and healthcare—and noted the political tension as PP and Vox previously blocked a regional tax while Catalá now looks to higher-level regulation.