Taxpayer Appeal of Municipal Tourist Tax on Secondary Residences
Sintesi Legislator
Generato dall'IAThe case concerns taxpayers who appealed a municipal decision to impose a tourist tax (Kurtaxe) on secondary residences, arguing that the tax violated the principle of proportionality because it applied to properties not currently occupied or generating tourist revenue. The court reasoned that the municipal authority's decision was legally sound, as the imposition of a tourist tax on secondary residences is justified by the general utility derived from the local infrastructure and services supported by such taxation, and the tax was levied in accordance with the relevant authorizing legislation, thus satisfying the requirement of proportionality despite non-occupancy during periods of assessment.
Regesto Legislator
Generato dall'IATaxpayer Appeal of Municipal Tourist Tax on Secondary Residences: The court reasoned that the municipal authority's decision was legally sound, as the imposition of a tourist tax on secondary residences is justified by the general utility derived from the local infrastructure and services supported by such taxation, and the tax was levied in accordance with the relevant authorizing legislation, thus satisfying the requirement of proportionality despite non-occupancy during periods of assessment.
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\n\n| | | |\n |\n Entscheid vom 23. Mai 2017 |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n Besetzung |\n Dr.iur. Vital Zehnder, Vizepräsident |\n \n|\n |\n Dr.oec. Andreas Risi, Richter Dr.iur. Frank Lampert, Richter |\n \n|\n |\n MLaw Joëlle Sigrist, Gerichtsschreiberin |\n \n\n
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|\n Parteien |\n \n \n1. A.________, \n2. B.________, \n3. C.________, \n Beschwerdeführer, alle vertreten durch Rechtsanwalt D., |\n
\n|\n |\n gegen |\n \n|\n |\n Gemeinderat Muotathal, Hauptstrasse 48, Postfach 142, 6436 Muotathal, Vorinstanz, |\n \n\n
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\n\n| | | |\n Gegenstand |\n Öffentliche Abgaben (Kurtaxe Zweitwohnungen) |\n \n\n
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