Venice's new tourist entry fee has
been put off from September 1 to January 1 next year, officials
said Monday.
The fee is just for day-trippers, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro told
an ANSA Forum recently.
He said the fee would be paid "only by those coming to Venice
for the day and it will be levied by carriers like trains,
taxis, buses and boats".
The fee will only be paid by those who are not already paying
a levy to stay in Venice, he said.
The access fee would be used to help keep the city clean, the
mayor said.
Brugnaro also said he would stand for mayor again and step up
the fight against crime.
The mayor also urged authorities to finish the MOSE
anti-flooding system of moveable barriers as soon as possible.
He called on Transport and Infrastructure Minister Danilo
Toninelli to "give answers" on the long drawn-out project.
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