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Barry Soper: Is the Tourism Levy hike a money grab?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Sep 2024, 5:34pm
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

Barry Soper: Is the Tourism Levy hike a money grab?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Sep 2024, 5:34pm

The Government's pushing ahead with plans to triple the tourism tax in a bid to make overseas visitors pay for regional infrastructure upkeep.

The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy will go from the current $35 to $100 per visit from next month.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper theorises why the Government has implemented these changes.

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