It just a proposed increase on the taxes already on the books. Today BVI boat rentals(whether you sleep there or not) are taxed at 7% the idea floated is to raise that 3% to 10% of the boat rental. Europe is +/- 20 percent of the total charter cost in direct tax.

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn yesterday said he wants the administration to increase the hotel accommodation tax from 7 percent to 10, and go after the people sleeping on boats to ensure they also pay taxes.

“The truth really is, you have more people sleeping on sea than what we have on land. And so now the government needs to re-position itself to make sure that we collect that money,” Walwyn continued.