Tourism Midwest Victoria has backed calls by the Opposition to scrap a so-called ‘holiday and tourism tax’.
The State Government levy will add 7.5% onto the cost of short-stay accommodation bookings, despite such purchases already being subject to GST.
Chairman of the tourism industry body, John Pandazopolous, says he doesn’t believe it’ll help solve the housing crisis.
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“We don’t support the tax. We don’t think it’s going to meet the objectives of government and it’s just an extra way to get money,” he said.
“It’s not going to build a lot of social housing [and] there’s no guarantee the money’s going to come back out to the region’s where they collect it.”
