During the discussion of the proposal, the mayor, Rui Moreira, highlighted that several cities have launched "a set of measures to cover the tourist footprint" and argued that the Municipal Tourist Tax should be a municipal tax.

For the Left Bloc, councillor Sérgio Aires considered that the amount to be charged per overnight stay in the city could be higher.

"The feeling we have is that in a year's time we will be changing the amount", he said, recalling that the tourist pressure is greater in the area of ​​the city where there is heritage classified by UNESCO, such as downtown.

"There were good reasons to justify the tax in Porto being higher than in Lisbon", he considered.

Like Rui Moreira, CDU councillor Ilda Figueiredo also argued that the Municipal Tourist Tax should be a tax, but noted that this decision is up to the Assembly of the Republic and the Government.

For Social Democrat councillor Mariana Macedo, the charge for overnight stays in the city should be "a tax and not a fee", and she also agreed that the price should be the same throughout the city.

The councillor responsible for the Economy at Porto City Council, Ricardo Valente, noted that there is "a huge tax revenue that is not being paid by the municipalities", saying he does not understand why the law is not being changed.

The change to the regulation of the Municipal Tourist Tax, which will increase from two to three euros per overnight stay throughout the city, is now subject to public consultation.

The municipality justifies this amount with the expenditure associated with tourism and borne by the municipality in 2023 in areas such as culture, heritage, environment, energy, quality of life, urban planning, housing and mobility, which "are essential for the provision of services to tourism".