Ley Nº 8694 - Ley de fortalecimiento del desarrollo de la industria turística nacional. Country/Territory Costa Rica Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source La Gaceta Nº 61, 27 de marzo de 2009. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Tourism Institution Access-to-information Subsidy/incentive Non-governmental entity Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Royalties/fees Business/industry/corporations Geographical area Americas, Central America, East Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, North-East Pacific Abstract La presente Ley de industria turística declara el turismo industria de utilidad pública y establece un impuesto a favor del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT). Full text Spanish Website www.gaceta.go.cr References - Legislation Amends Ley Nº 1917 - Ley Orgánica del Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. Legislation | Costa Rica | 1955 Keyword: Tourism, Institution, Access-to-information, Subsidy/incentive, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Ley Nº 2706 - Ley de industria turística. Legislation | Costa Rica | 1960 Keyword: Tourism, Institution, Access-to-information, Subsidy/incentive, Non-governmental entity, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX