The Provincial People's Council has just issued Resolution No. 05/2024/NQ-HDND on amending and supplementing a number of provisions on fees and charges under the decision-making authority of the Lao Cai Provincial People's Council.
In particular, the amendment and supplement in Article 6 includes the content of collecting entrance fees to the Fansipan peak area and Cat Cat waterfall.
The Resolution of Lao Cai Provincial People's Council also stipulates the entrance fee for the above two scenic spots, specifically: people aged 16 and over are 10,000 VND/person/time; children under 16 are 5,000 VND/person/time. The deduction rate left for the unit in charge of collecting entrance fees to Fansipan peak is 10%, the rest is paid to the budget. The deduction rate left for the unit in charge of collecting entrance fees to Cat Cat waterfall is 20%, the rest is paid to the state budget.
It is known that the two scenic spots with the above-mentioned entrance fee are located in the tourist complex assigned to investors, Fansipan Cable Car Tourism Service Company Limited and Cat Cat Tourism Company Limited for management. These enterprises are also collecting service tickets from visitors when using the infrastructure and services invested by the enterprises.
The decision to charge entrance fees to the above attractions is due to the increase in tourists to Sa Pa, which has increased pressure on the urban infrastructure system. Every year, Sa Pa town has to allocate a large amount of funds to invest in infrastructure, ensure security, order, and traffic flow to tourist attractions and scenic spots. This fee collection is to partially offset the costs for the local budget to allocate resources for tourism investment.
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