(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 9 - Revenue from a local tax on overnight stays by tourists is expected to top 976 million euros this year and climb to over 1.5 billion euros next year, according to a study drafted by the JFC tourism advisory agency published in advance by ANSA.
    "Among regions, Lazio ranked first with a revenue of over 295million 2,000" said JFC CEO Massimo Feruzzi.
    "Lombardy followed with 108 million 235,000, Tuscany with 100 million 360,000, Veneto with 98 million 9,000".
    Feruzzi said such figures "indicate how this tax is considered by municipalities as an essential tool to acquire resources", the majority of which are used for interventions that are unrelated to the tourism sector. (ANSA).