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French The Senate has voted in favor of the new cruise ship Tax for international visitors.
Cruise ship passengers will have to pay €15 (£13) per person for each port call in France under the new measure, which will contribute an estimated €75m in annual revenue earmarked for the protection of coastal areas.
Senator Jean-Marc Delia of the right-wing Republican Party introduced this proposal Seven million tonnes of CO2 emitted by cruise ships in Europe Every year, report local,
The centrist government of French President Emmanuel Macron opposed the measure, with Budget Minister Amélie Montchallin accusing it of “difficulty distinguishing between a cruise ship and a yacht.”
Before the new decision can be passed into law, the Assembly Nationale will have to consider the proposal, a decision expected later this month.
This measure, which is part of the overall draft 2026 budget, must also be passed.
At present, only the Senate has supported the new tax.
The proposed tax follows “the polluter pays” (the polluter pays) principle, which aims to shift the costs of pollution and its prevention onto polluters rather than those affected.
Atout France, the French government tourism agency, projected more than 3.8 million cruise passengers to visit mainland France in 2023, an increase of 13 percent compared to 2019 (pre-Covid).
This news comes after the decision of the French Riviera resort of Cannes Banning all cruise ships carrying more than 1,000 people from their portsThis move is scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026.
along the coast, Good After backing down from earlier attempts to limit the number of docks in the city, the government has limited the number of cruise ships to 65 per year.
environmental campaigner Cruise companies have been repeatedly attacked for pollution, waste discharge and “greenwashing”.
In 2024, carnival cruise line Last year it was found to emit more CO2 in Europe than the entire city of Glasgow.