The Minister highlighted that the Department's resources allocated to commerce have increased by 15% and will continue to grow in the coming years. "We are clear that commerce behaves differently than it did before. Commerce has a future but faces a transformation," she stated, adding the need to support its adaptation.
The Department of Tourism, Commerce and Consumption is currently drafting a new law on commercial activity to modernize and adapt regulations to "new regulations, digitalization, new forms of consumption, new types of establishments, and the current needs of the sector."
She also recalled that the processing of a new Tourism Law is nearing completion. This law is updated to the sector's new needs and challenges, aiming for better control and regulation, for instance, of tourist accommodations, to strengthen sustainable and balanced tourism. Furthermore, she mentioned the tourist stay tax set to take effect in January 2027, for which municipalities will have the final say on the allocation of these resources.
