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Bobbie Dove: Lib Dems on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are piling on the tax burden

A visitor levy can appear attractive because the direct payer is supposedly the visitor rather than the resident, and relatively small nightly charge multiplied across many stays could generate substantial revenue.

Bobbie Dove: Lib Dems on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are piling on the tax burden

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A visitor levy can appear attractive because the direct payer is supposedly the visitor rather than the resident, and relatively small nightly charge multiplied across many stays could generate substantial revenue.

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