09-20-2017, 03:38 AM
People want the benefits of tourism (lower taxes) but not the downsides (a bit more traffic, a little more noise).
The reality is: taxes are going up anyway. Prices, too, because retailers pass their tax burden along to the customer.
I would like to see an honest accounting of the tourism revenue so that I can better understand the implied value proposition.
Simply put: how much "benefit" are we seeing when the tour operators enjoy tax exemptions and the State keeps most of the (suddenly higher) TAT to build rail?
The reality is: taxes are going up anyway. Prices, too, because retailers pass their tax burden along to the customer.
I would like to see an honest accounting of the tourism revenue so that I can better understand the implied value proposition.
Simply put: how much "benefit" are we seeing when the tour operators enjoy tax exemptions and the State keeps most of the (suddenly higher) TAT to build rail?