Split Tax Administration: Tourist Traffic Dropped 98% due to COVID-19

June 8, 2020 – What suffered most in Split-Dalmatia County during COVID-19? The head of the County Tax Administration spoke how much was spent, and how much activities lost during the corona period. 

On March 19, the coronavirus pandemic put the key in the lock for all activities and craftspeople, except those necessary for the normal functioning of life, such as food stores, gas stations, pharmacies and the like.

However, Slobodna Dalmacija asked Ivica Kusić, the head of the Tax Administration in Split-Dalmatia County, how much we actually spent and which activities lost the most in that period.

“In the first five months of this year, Split-Dalmatia County generated a turnover of around 4.6 billion kuna, while in the same period last year it generated around five billion kuna, which means that a decline of about nine percent was recorded,” explains Kusić.

When we analyze these data by activities, the largest loss in the first five months was realized in arts, entertainment and recreation, where compared to the first five months last year, a decline of 66 percent was recorded.

A drop in turnover of over 60 percent was also recorded in administrative and support service activities (64 percent) and professional, scientific and technical activities (62 percent). At the county level, the turnover amounted to HRK 757 million in April. For comparison, 1.1 billion kuna was realized in April last year, so that a drop of about 31 percent was recorded.

When we look at the activities, the biggest decline in April this year compared to last year was in the activities of providing accommodation and food preparation and serving. Last year, the turnover in April amounted to around HRK 159.9 million, and this year to HRK 3.2 million, which is a drop of around 98 percent! A large decrease compared to last year is also in education, where in April 2019, HRK 2.7 million was realized, and in 2020, HRK 116,023, or 96 percent less.

Administrative and ancillary service activities last year generated a turnover of around HRK 31 million, and this year HRK 1.5 million. Arts, entertainment and recreation recorded a decline of about 90 percent, and other service activities about 87 percent. In transport and storage in April this year, compared to last year, turnover fell by about 77 percent, and in construction by about 49 percent.

At the county level in May, the largest loss of turnover compared to the same month last year was recorded in administrative and service activities. Last year, HRK 43.8 million was realized, and this year HRK 4.3 million, which is a drop of about 91 percent.

This is followed by arts, entertainment and recreation activities where the drop in traffic is about 85 percent. Last year, they earned around HRK 5 million in May, and this year a little more than HRK 750,000.
The activities of providing accommodation and food preparation and serving earned HRK 268.8 million in May last year, and HRK 45 million in the same month this year, which is a drop of 83 percent.

Transport and storage activities in May this year compared to the same month last year, recorded a decline of about 78 percent. That is, last year they generated revenues of HRK 41 million in that month, and now HRK 9 million.

“Data for May show us that the level of consumption or turnover is rising slightly after the restrictive measures related to the coronavirus pandemic were lifted. In the cumulative view from January to May, we can link good results to the very good first three months of 2020. With the complete relaxation of measures, the realized turnover in all activities will grow,” concludes Kusić.

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