Submissions closed on Friday for Auckland Council’s latest Annual Plan.
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Hoteliers hope to convince Auckland Council not to go ahead with its proposed bed tax, instead calling for a nationwide solution.
Submissions closed on Friday for Auckland Council’s latest Annual Plan, which includes a proposal for a ‘bed night’ visitor levy of 2.5 to 3 percent on short term accommodation.
Hospitality NZ chief executive Steve Armitage said the industry supported a bed tax, but not in the form Auckland Council was proposing.
“We’re less supportive of a region-by-region approach, we would prefer to see a one size fits all ‘do it once, do it right’ approach to introducing…