St. Petersburg was visited by 6 million tourists during the summer

About 6 million travelers visited St. Petersburg last summer. Boris Piotrovsky, the vice-governor of the city, cited this figure in his Telegram channel on Tuesday, September 23.

As he writes 78.ru In six months, the Northern Capital received 5 million tourists. At the same time, starting from January 1, 2025, the city introduced a tourist tax to replace a similar fee. Previously, travelers themselves paid the amount of 100 rubles per day per person, but now hotels and sanatoriums deduct it.

In the first year of the tax, the minimum rate is only 1% of the room rental price, but not less than 100 rubles. Further, the tariff will gradually increase and will reach a maximum of 5% by 2029.

In Smolny, it was estimated that the new tax replenished the city budget by 524.5 million rubles in six months. The second quarter turned out to be more profitable and replenished the treasury by 317 million rubles.

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