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[Brighton] Tourist tax
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Tony Towner's Fridge
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It works well for most Cities in Europe... I think it is a great idea...only problem is that the idiotic Greens would fritter it away on nonsense...instead of keeping the City looking great, painted and presentable.
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The Large One
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I'm no fan of the Greens ( worst administration we've ever had ) but thankfully they've been gone a while. Agreed they've dumped us with the i360 debt which will be around for years regardless of the colour of the administration.
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Nothing to do with the fact that they don't usually have a relaxed police force?
Yes. Probably is. I’m not suggesting we need a leader like Putin. Cracking people on a day to day basis though. Felt a lot safer than the UK generally at all hours.
Perhaps you could organise a litter pick? Do something positive?
Any Government too?
- Jan 19, 2010
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Unbelievable.
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Plenty of that goes on already. Is it going to solve the problem?
Nah, you’re right. Fuggit, let someone else do something.
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Any government. All governments.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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Yeah, you're quite correct, slip of the brain there. I did of course mean MFI, the furnishing specialist who withdrew all credit facilities, forcing Greece to go cap in hand to DFS.
- Jan 19, 2010
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Yeah, you're quite correct, slip of the brain there. I did of course mean MFI, the furnishing specialist who withdrew all credit facilities, forcing Greece to go cap in hand to DFS.
This was the direction I'd gone in.
Cian
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Unless tourism is actually proving to be a cost rather than a benefit to a city, a tourist tax ends up being counter productive.
Also, if its high enough you really have to provide something concrete in return. In Basel, hotels that charge it give guests free public transport around the city; which is pretty heftily expensive for non-residents already.
Also, if its high enough you really have to provide something concrete in return. In Basel, hotels that charge it give guests free public transport around the city; which is pretty heftily expensive for non-residents already.
drew
Drew
Surely what put a strain on services was the woefully poor tax collection system at the time. For most of the greek Islands, tourism is the main source of income .
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How many times do you have to keep peddling that lie before reality smashes you in the face? You're as up to date on facts as TTF above you there.
Repeating it like some dervish chant doesn't make it any truer. You'd shame Paul Dacre with your fabrications.
Outright lie. You're a liar.
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Well, I don’t drop litter and I often pick it up and bin it. So my conscience is pretty much clear. A more effective solution than that is obviously required. Hence the suggestion.
Alternatively, why not just snipe from the sidelines and offer nothing constructive? That’s another option.
I offered you a constructive idea . Yo have dismissed it. End of subject.
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I offered a constructive idea in the first place. Your response was the equivalent of telling someone to put their boots on and get out there and play if they’ve commented that Albion aren’t scoring enough. So not exactly moving things forward.
Anyway, we agree on one thing. End of subject.