HAMILTON, Bermuda - Darakta Janar na Otal din otal na Caribbean da Ƙungiyar Yawon shakatawa (CHTA), Alec Sanguinetti, a yau ya ce masana'antar tana fuskantar mafi munin lokaci a tarihinta saboda ci gaba da rikicin kuɗi na duniya da manufofin haraji na gwamnati.
"Masana'antar da zan ce tana fuskantar barazana kuma abin takaici saboda kwangilar kudaden shiga na gwamnati saboda koma bayan yawon bude ido (da) yawon bude ido ya zama abin lura ga haraji," Sanguinetti ya shaida wa kamfanin dillancin labarai na Caribbean (CMC).
“Mun ga an samu karuwar haraji a cikin daki, mun ga an samu karuwar tikitin jirgin sama, a yanzu muna da gwamnatoci daya ko biyu da ke duban sanya haraji kan kudaden hidima. Muna bukatar samun sauki,” inji shi.
Sanguinetti ya ce a halin yanzu akwai bukatar a kara yin hadin gwiwa tsakanin bangarori masu zaman kansu da na gwamnati na yankin.
“Amma muna bukatar mu sake amfani da masana’antar mu. Akwai abubuwan da ke cikin ikonmu don gyara wadanda ya kamata mu yi kuma idan aka yi watsi da waɗannan batutuwan manufofin, zai zama mafi mahimmanci ba kawai ga masana'antar otal ba har ma ga dukkan masana'antu. "
Ya kara da cewa masana'antar ta riga ta mutu "rabi ta mutu" ya kara da cewa "babu wani abu da za a kashe."
“Yana da matukar muhimmanci. Dole ne ku fahimci cewa kudaden shiga na otal a kowane daki, matsakaicin adadin yau da kullun idan aka kwatanta da 2006 har yanzu muna ƙasa da kashi 15 zuwa 20 cikin ɗari… Na ce har yanzu sun ragu da kashi 2010 zuwa 2009 bisa 15 bisa yadda suke a shekarar 20.
Sanguinetti ya ce yayin da Birtaniyya ta yanke shawarar rike hannunta, akalla na tsawon shekara guda, wajen kara yawan harajin da ake kira Air Passenger Duty (APD), yana da matukar muhimmanci yankin ya ci gaba da nuna adawa da harajin da ya bayyana a matsayin illa ga daukacin fannin.
"Babu shakka cewa APD yana da illa ga masana'antar da muka ga alamun hakan tuni duka zuwa yawon shakatawa na ƙasa kuma a cikin 2012, layin jirgin ruwa sun fahimci tasirin tasirin kuma mun ga wasu layukan jirgin ruwa sun sanar da 2012 da sake dawowa. - Matsayin jiragen ruwa daga cikin Caribbean wanda zai yi tasiri, musamman kudu maso gabashin Caribbean.
"Babu shakka APD zai yi mummunan tasiri a kanmu," in ji shi, lura da yankin Caribbean shine kawai yanki a duniya wanda ya gabatar da London tare da shawarwarin da ke nuna tasirin harajin da za a yi a yankunan yanki.
APD ya karu kowace shekara daidai da hauhawar farashin kaya tun 2007 kuma ya riga ya kai sau 8.5 fiye da matsakaicin Turai.
Kafin watan Nuwambar bara, kowane matafiyi mai aji na tattalin arziki zuwa Caribbean ya biya £ 50 (US $ 77) a APD, amma an ƙara harajin zuwa £ 75 (US $ 115) - na biyu a cikin shekaru masu yawa. Tattalin arzikin tattalin arziki, kasuwanci da fasinjoji na farko ya tashi daga £100 (US $154) zuwa £150 (US $291).
