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 = Effects on [[Rural Electrification|Rural Electrification]] =
-The original costs for a '''[[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home System (SHS)]]''' are around US$ 800. Such a system can power, for instance, three energy-saving lamps, a radio, and a television (< 20 watts of consumption).
+The original costs for a '''[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home System (SHS)]]''' are around US$ 800. Such a system can power, for instance, three energy-saving lamps, a radio, and a television (< 20 watts of consumption).
 With a budget of around US$ 80 million annually and a subsidy quota of 70% of the original costs, some 150,000 households or 750,000 people could be provided with solar power systems annually. In other words, the tourism levy could provide power to all off-grid households (some 1 million, or 5 million people) within around 7 years. In most cases, SHS would be used, but in exceptional cases other regenerative sources of energy or hybrid systems would be used.
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 = Pros and Cons of a Tourism Surcharge =

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 = Overview =
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 <u>The following structure is proposed for the use of the tourist levy:</u>
-*The biggest part should be used to improve the access of sustainable energy in rural and low-income areas. It could be used to subsidize the [[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] which will be installed in off-grid areas.
+*The biggest part should be used to improve the access of sustainable energy in rural and low-income areas. It could be used to subsidize the [[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] which will be installed in off-grid areas.
 *About a quarter of the incoming money should be used to finance programmes to "green" the tourism-sector (efficient energy and electricity use, solar energy for heating water, water-saving technologies, waste management)
 *Another part could be used to finance demonstrations of renewable and efficient energy supply at the most visited points of the country.
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 [[Category:Grid]]

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 *In addition, the tourist sector will probably grow faster than any other industry in Mexico in the next few years. The Word Travel & Tourism Council forecasts a 7.7annual growth rate (in terms of constant prices) up to 2012.
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+[[Tourism_Surcharge_to_Promote_Rural_Electrification_in_Mexico#Overview|►Go to Top]]<br/>
 = Specifics and Adaptation of the Proposal to Mexico =
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 Other countries already use a levy on tourism or tourist tax to a considerable extent. For instance, Cuba charges an entry and exit fee of $20 each way. The entry fee for the Seychelles is $90 per person.
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+[[Tourism_Surcharge_to_Promote_Rural_Electrification_in_Mexico#Overview|►Go to Top]]
 = Inflow of Funds and Proposed Use of Funds =
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 The average surcharge each tourist has to pay only amounts to US$ 8. In terms of the overall costs of the trip, this fee will probably not even amount to 1% in almost all cases.
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 <u>The following structure is proposed for the use of the tourist levy:</u>
-*The biggest part should be used to improve the access of sustainable energy in rural and low-income areas. It could be used to subsidize the [[Solar_Home_Systems|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] which will be installed in off-grid areas.
+*The biggest part should be used to improve the access of sustainable energy in rural and low-income areas. It could be used to subsidize the [[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] which will be installed in off-grid areas.
 *About a quarter of the incoming money should be used to finance programmes to "green" the tourism-sector (efficient energy and electricity use, solar energy for heating water, water-saving technologies, waste management)
 *Another part could be used to finance demonstrations of renewable and efficient energy supply at the most visited points of the country.
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 [[File:Figure1mexico.gif|frame|center|421px|Use of the inflow of funds from the surcharge|alt=Figure 1: Use of the inflow of funds from the surcharge]]
 = Effects on [[Rural Electrification|Rural Electrification]] =
-The original costs for a '''[[Solar_Home_Systems|Solar Home System (SHS)]]''' are around US$ 800. Such a system can power, for instance, three energy-saving lamps, a radio, and a television (< 20 watts of consumption).
+The original costs for a '''[[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home System (SHS)]]''' are around US$ 800. Such a system can power, for instance, three energy-saving lamps, a radio, and a television (< 20 watts of consumption).
 With a budget of around US$ 80 million annually and a subsidy quota of 70% of the original costs, some 150,000 households or 750,000 people could be provided with solar power systems annually. In other words, the tourism levy could provide power to all off-grid households (some 1 million, or 5 million people) within around 7 years. In most cases, SHS would be used, but in exceptional cases other regenerative sources of energy or hybrid systems would be used.
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 In addition, tourism could be made more environmentally friendly and attractive
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 = Pros and Cons of a Tourism Surcharge =
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 #The average burden on individual tourists is slight and will hardly be noticeable in many cases.
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 = Findings and Assessment =
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 However, Mexico is a developing nation that cannot expect to get (much) financing for electrification from outside the country, as there are much poorer countries in the world. In other words, the financing will have to come from within the country. A levy on tourism is certainly one of the most interesting means of financing.
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+[[Tourism_Surcharge_to_Promote_Rural_Electrification_in_Mexico#Overview|►Go to Top]]
 = Further Information =
-*[[Portal:Financing_and_Funding|Financing and Funding Portal on energypedia]]<br/>
+*[[Portal:Financing and Funding|Financing and Funding Portal on energypedia]]<br/>
 *[[Portal:Grid|Grid Portal on energypedia]]
-*[[Mexico_Energy_Situation|Mexico Energy Situation]]
+*[[Mexico Energy Situation|Mexico Energy Situation]]
 = References =
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