Lazio TAR court rejects Airbnb appeal

(ANSA) - Rome, February 18 - The Lazio regional administrative court (TAR) has rejected an appeal filed by Airbnb, which refused to implement a law on occupancy taxes for short-term rentals, the Federalberghi hotel association said on Monday.
    The association said it has estimated that in the first 18 months since the tax was originally implemented the online rental platform ''has omitted paying over 250 million euros''.
    Under the occupancy tax for short-term rentals, real estate intermediaries need to collect occupancy taxes due by owners and provide tax data to the revenue agency.