National's olive branch: bed tax out, council cash in
About this episode
National offers councils a peace deal regarding a bed tax, proposing a share of an existing tourist tax instead.
National has offered councils a peace deal after rebuffing their calls for a bed tax. Instead, it's offering to give them a share of the revenue raised by an existing "tourist tax". But some councils say it still falls short. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a look. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
People in this episode
Host: RNZ
Guest: Craig McCulloch
Topics covered
- politics
- local government
- taxation
- tourism
- revenue sharing
Keywords
- National
- bed tax
- council cash
- tourist tax
- politics
- revenue
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National, councils, tourist tax
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