How City of Tallinn cares about rich businessmen
02.12.2009, 10:58The plan of City of Tallinn to start taxing small craft up to 12 metres long next year shows the City's interesting relationship with rich businessmen.
Margus Järv writes in Eesti Ekspress that for some strange reason, Tallinn City Government and Mayor Edgar Savisaar have proposed to tax only these motoryachts that are up to 12 metres long although the Pirita Yachting Harbour is full of much longer luxury yachts. For instance, MARI V that belongs to Armin Karu, the controlling shareholder of casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group and one of Estonia's richest businessmen, is 22.5 metres long.
It would be interesting to know why City of Tallinn decided not to tax owners of luxury yachts. Ekspress has listed Estonia's 20 longest motoryachts by length, name and owner.
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22,6 m FIDELITY OÜ Stallings (owned by Transgroup Invest, docks in French Riviera)
22,49 m MARI V Armin Karu
22,26 m SWAN II Indrek Luukas
20,45 m JENNY VII Nordea Finance (owner Viktor Siilats is selling it for 17 million kroons)
19,92 m INNA Sergei Šunjajev
19,92 m SWAN Ellingen
19,8 m VICTORIA-V OÜ Victoria
19,6 m DOLCE VITA OÜ Neffend
18,9 m RA OÜ Proteenindus 18,81 m KRISTI II OÜ Hendeson Haldus
18,77 m IRINA AS Telset
18,77 m JENNY VI SEB Ühisliising (owner Viktor Siilats is selling it for 9 million kroons)
18,65 m MERLI AS N-Terminal
17,96 m MARIELL AS Hansa Liising
17,31 m KARAAT AS Sankotrans
17,04 m PREDATOR AS Universal Industries
16,95 m KAPRIIS OÜ Kapriis Laev
16,76 m MARI III AS Sillamäe Sadam
16,1 m GRAND CRU III Jüri Käo
15,67 m ZEPHYR Tanel Viks