After much criticism (justifiably so), Mexico has rolled back its tax on cruise ship passengers.
It was first set at $42 per passenger, but the government has rolled that back to $5.
According to Fox News:
A tourism tax was rocking the boats in the cruise industry, imposing a charge on passengers.
A $42 immigration levy for every passenger on cruise ships that dock in Mexico was voted in by the country’s congress back in December, The Associated Press reported at the time.
The Non-Resident Duty was to begin collection on Jan. 1 of this year.
Then, due to strong criticism, the tax was pushed back to July.
Now the tax has been dropped to $5 and will be implemented on July 1, the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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