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John Glover: Queenstown Mayor on National's alternative to a bed tax

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

Queenstown's Mayor says National's alternative to a bed tax is better than nothing.   The party's pledging to change how the International Visitor Levy is spent, pouring $100 million into conservation a year and $50 million for tourism.   The rest would be dished out to councils based on how many international visitor nights they get.   Queenstown would get $17.1 million in the first year, with John Glover telling Andrew Dickens it's not as good as a local accommodation levy, but there's currently very little else.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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