Tourists
in France are set to face a 500% rise in hotel tax. The controversial measure, already
approved by Parliament after being initiated by Socialist MPs, will see up to
£8 added to Parisian room rates.
If rubber-stamped by the Senate, visitors to French hotels would find a tax of £6.40 (8€) on their bills, rather than the current £1.20 (1.50€). This figure will rise to £8 (10€) in Paris – the most popular tourist destination in the world, where, among some 30 million a year, the biggest visitor group is British.
While small hotels will be able to
charge less, critics said the measure will stop people coming to France, which
has plunged into economic chaos since a Socialist government came to power in
2012.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2674495/French-hike-hotel-tax-500-cent-Controversial-set-add-8-cost-room.html#ixzz366Q7iweA
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