You know, and of course those who support him, the vast majority of whom are foreigners, What is an ecotax? To put it clearly and so that some people can understand it, it is an ecological tax, also called a green tax; A tax that establishes environmental protection or compensates for damage caused to the environment. SO. Neither more nor less.
But in the Balearics this tax, sometimes capriciously and illegally intended for other purposes, tries or should try to avoid or mitigate the damage caused to nature excessively taxed by tourism. But look where you are now The OCB, or more precisely the OCC, whose meaning we can already guess, establishes that tourism is the major cause of the decline of Catalan..
This is why, as part of a set of measures that will be proposed to the Table of the Social and Political Pact for Economic Sustainability, phew, it is now proposed to allocate 5% of the ecotax to finance, thanks to tourism of course, projects aimed at avoiding the decline in the social use of Catalan.
For the OCB They are absolutely clear: the first thing is Catalan because The pressure of mass tourism and the direct consequences that result from it have seriously affected the vitality of the Catalan language in the Balearic Islands.. And from there we must therefore try to make Catalan known by carrying out dissemination campaigns at the points of entry of the islands, ports and airports, as well as public transport, tourist establishments and any activity related to the tourism on these islands, including. for more details, even cafeteria tickets.
But this is perhaps even the most important thing: Tourism staff must have a minimum knowledge of the Catalan language and express the most fundamental concepts related to the service provided. And with this training recipe, good service and professionalism would be guaranteed for the OCB.
So it is clear that anyone who is Swedish, German, English, etc. Before traveling to Majorca, it would be a good idea, to avoid not being able to understand you with the staff here, to do some superficial studies of Catalan, in this case the best Majorcan, since it is the majority of those who visit Mallorca. this island, to make sure they understand. Even if, on closer inspection, the OCB or the OCC, deep down, may be absolutely right: broadening cultural horizons and becoming polyglot never hurts.
TUESDAY: AESTHETIC INSENSIBILITY. Palma City Hall, the Government, the Consell de Mallorca, as well as the management of the Es Baluard Museum, according to ARCA, did not know how or want to defend the general interests by protecting heritage and preventing its perverse use. And indeed, that’s how it is. Because he Bastion of Sant Pere whose reform, rather its destruction, was authorized by these three institutions, is not compatible with the respect it deserves and deserves a first-rate heritage space. Once political and administrative channels had been exhausted, this association filed a legal appeal against the construction on the terrace of a restaurant in Es Baluard, even if the resolution would probably not prevent its destruction.
It is possible that apart from the Es Baluard museum, apparently only concerned with its activity and therefore another which dances, three institutions could not have prevented such an attack on a heritage asset like the wall of Palma. Well no. Starting with the mayor – very bad Mr. Martínez – apparently incapable of protecting a precious part of historical heritage from an attack in the face, showing a scandalous lack of aesthetic sensitivity.
There are things that cannot be reduced, and this is one of them.
