Macau survey’s citizens on the tourist tax idea

When discussing a Macau tourist tax, it’s starting to look less like a question of if it will happen, and more like when. The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) have launched a new survey on their website, and announced it in a press release.

The survey, which Macau residents can access via a QR code, will run from May 20 until June 20. It asks how citizens think the proceeds of a tourist tax should be spent, if one is implemented. In the release, they noted that the answer they receive “will become a significant consideration in the study.”

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, head of the MGTO, told reporters on May 21 that the government still hasn’t settled on a tax, reports GGRAsia. “We are still collecting opinions,” she said. “There are different ideas, different opinions.”

The survey looks like it might play into the final decision of if a tax should be implemented as well. The release noted: