爱尔兰人的厄运:TTC的加文·托尔曼(Gavin Tollman)关于爱尔兰增值税的增长
byGavin Tollman/
This is an opinion piece written for TMR by Gavin Tollman, the CEO of Trafalgar, Chairman of the Travel Corporation, and CEO of Brendan Vacations, which has specialized in Ireland travel since its founding in 1969.
一个最具挑战性的,re I say frustrating, aspects of being a leader in the global tourism community is accepting decisions made by national policymakers who simply do not comprehend the value of tourism in their own backyard.
我们这些行业中的那些人了解旅游业的价值及其在国家建设中所能发挥的关键作用 - 从创造就业机会到创造收入,社会稳定到文化保护以及介于两者之间的许多其他方面。
All too often our “product” — that of enriching, educational and empowering experiences bringing joy to countless lives through the love of travel — is seen as “non-essential.” All too quickly is the sector judged without recognition of its component parts: employment and its impact on the economy overall, its role in solidifying national identity, and the immense sense of community and unity. To my mind, these are all essential ingredients, enabling the formation of cohesive and robust national sustainability at economic, social and environmental levels.
Ignorance it not bliss. In this case, it poses a profound risk to the future well-being of a nation’s people, when the country they call home is a valuable tourism asset. It diminishes the promise of a better world — one that is shared on the basis of discovery, diversity and unity.
One of the highest VATs in Europe
为什么我的腹部大火?简而言之:爱尔兰人的厄运。世界上最热情和迷人的国家之一的政府刚刚将所有与旅游相关的产品和服务的增值税从9%增加到13.5%。这种大幅增长意味着爱尔兰很快将成为整个欧洲地区旅游税率最高的之一。由于短期的目标是增加额外的收入来支付政府支出的增加,而不会疏远其当地选民,因此长期影响不过是负面的。
现在,爱尔兰财政部试图利用爱尔兰旅游者在爱尔兰旅游业中的非凡行动而造成的成功呢?管理该国最伟大的经济资产之一的短视方式。
这似乎是从一个行业中汲取的,这要归功于爱尔兰旅游局的努力以及爱尔兰旅游业的巨大努力,自2011年以来,访问的增长始终是前所未有的。2017年,它得到了杰出的贡献。对国家发展的旅游业,会计:
- 80亿美元(99亿美元),占GDP的3.6%(2017财年)
- 10 percent of total employment (1 in every 10 Jobs is a tourism job), or the equivalent of 240,000 jobs
- 访客出口50亿(129亿美元)
- 6 billion, 11.0 percent of total investment
All of the above activity generates over EUR2 billion in taxes for the Irish Exchequer per annum. Clearly, from their perspective, that is not enough. Short-term gains are sadly now set to eventuate into what I believe will be long-term losses.
After almost eight years of building a better nation, Tourism Ireland and the entire tourism industry serving Ireland now has eight weeks (increased VAT effective Jan. 1, 2019) until its efforts are eradicated.
观看此空间以降低目的地的竞争力。政府收入可能会从增值税增加中产生更多资金,但是旅游业和其他相互依存的部门将承受重大损失。农业,运输和创意产业将成为爱尔兰最大的土著产业袭击的人之一,其中一个占了19个就业机会。
Will Irish eyes keep smiling?
旅游业一直是祖母绿岛的优先经济部门。爱尔兰已成为展示其国家和人民的可爱品格的卓越灯塔,作为旅游业的令人羡慕的资产。雨天,世界都喜欢看到爱尔兰的眼睛如何保持微笑。但是,毫无疑问,会有眼泪。32个县的眼泪,其中大多数依靠旅游活动来保持其经济生态系统的浮力。
In June of this year, Tourism Ireland outlined its commitment to sustaining tourism growth for the holistic betterment, stating the below, on realization of +7.6 percent growth year-to-date from January to May 2018. Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “We are determined to ensure that tourism growth continues. Tourism Ireland’s campaigns are now in full swing around the world. Our aim is to grow overseas tourism revenue in 2018 to EUR6 billion, for the island of Ireland.”
These are not simply numbers on a page. They represent a robust increase in over a quarter of a million visitors — people traveling thousands of miles, investing their time, money, and travel dreams into finding a place that gives them not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the world, but a precious understanding and appreciation of their place in it.
Why raising VAT is a detrimental move
我们知道,政府需要提高税收以支付其财政要求,但是由于两个关键原因,使用创可贴来阻止出血并不是解决方案。首先,以抵消风险的额外资金是不可持续的。政府预算压力将不允许用于人工业浮力的持续资金。失业是不可避免的,给政府社会服务支持的其他领域施加了额外的压力。
其次,一些旅行者可能无法修复声誉,这是一个昂贵的目的地及其勒索政府的目的地。
问题是显而易见的,是真正的im的风险plosion of all of the remarkable success that Ireland has worked so hard to achieve over the past decade.
A call for cooperation
作为一个充满激情的利益相关者,对爱尔兰旅游业的未来有直接的情感和财务投资,我的基本信念是:产生额外资金的最佳方法是支持增长,而不是惩罚。因此,我呼吁政府与旅游界合作,而不是反对旅游界,而不仅仅是一级城市(都柏林,科克,戈尔韦),还可以看到更大的前景。
我们有一个巨大的机会来刺激旅游业的经济活动,不仅可以提供税收收入,还可以提供与爱尔兰,城市和农村各地的所有地区联系的工作,收入,目标感,生产力和参与。从本质上讲,足够了,现在是时候采取其他行动并解开旅游业的无限潜力,以确保祖母绿岛上每个人的经济和社会增长的一种方式。
We need to embed tourism as part of the solution, not part of the problem, for the long-term.
The 1.3 billion travelers in this world have a myriad of choices. I can only hope that the luck of the Irish will not run out.