Tourism attractions will close their businesses and fly Welsh flags at half-mast on St David’s Day in protest against the Welsh Government’s proposed tourism tax.
Bloody ridiculous.
Ok here we go. I might get downvoted on this one. I don’t see what the problem is. It’s £1.25 a night and it goes to the local council to improve things in the area. If you go away for a week it’s less than a tenner. I have been to other countries and they do it. It’s not as if it comes out of the money you pay. The people pay it on top of ticket price.
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Can’t think of a city in Europe I’ve been to recently that didn’t have a tourist tax. Ljubljana was about €3 a night and, despite being lovely, is a very minor tourist spot in Europe.
I don’t think anyone is skipping Wales as a holiday destination over the cost of a can of Coke.
Yeah that’ll show them! 😂
Let’s boycott X, Y and Z!
(Some time later).. well I can’t believe X and Y are closed. And now Z!
I have to pay £2 each way to get to liverpool from north wales. This ludicrous charge for a service that i use (the tunnel or the bridge) means that i NEVER travel to Liverpool to shop, go to gigs, hospital appointments, ever.
The people who allegedly run the ‘attraction’ that is pictured are a right bunch. I had to do business with them about 14-15 years ago,an extremely unpleasant experience. It was of course business that was funded by a grant that they had claimed, a grant funded by errr UK tax payers and at the time the EU. They really cannot join the dots can they?
I wrote to my MP, no reply, of course, why would they.
Mine is a totally selfish point of view, but is what it is.
It hacks me off. I know it’s only a couple of quid. The cost of living is ridiculous, I am on disability and have no way to make more income. I have fewer places I can stay anyway due to said disabilities. I also look after my mum who has dementia. If anyone’s been there, you know the score.
I go away for a few nights every month, so that I don’t end up imprisoned for elder abuse when I answer the same question for the 500th time that day, or have spent the day cleaning urine up and trying to get her to shower. A few nights away is my saving grace, and hers. Now it costs more. I pay council tax, I only stay in the next county over, and paid council tax there for years. Now I have to pay extra. I claim benefit for me, but paid tax for 15 years, and save a fortune to the council caring for mum. Now, on a fixed low budget, I have pay more to get a few nights away.
Being disabled is bloody expensive, and God knows what they will do to that in April. I pay £70 a week for therapy following a breakdown at work a few years ago, it helps me manage my ptsd symptoms. I pay £90 a fortnight for neuro physio, 7/8 quid a week on sunscreen because my meds make me more sunlight sensitive and skin cancer is a concern, to say nothing of mobility aids, suitable clothes and shoes etc.
That’s the way it is, I know. And I’m dead grateful I have welfare support to do this or I would be permanently wheelchair bound. But it all comes at a cost.
To pay extra to stay in a country I have always lived in, always paid tax to, is an irritation. It’s the principle of the thing, not the cost.
Said it was selfish, but it grinds my gears. I will pay the extra, because I couldn’t cope otherwise, but it hacks me off that I’ll have to.
Where’s my incredibly tiny violin?
Grow up. Plenty of countries have minor tourist taxes. I imagine this protest is going to do more damage than the taxes will! At least the tax money will get reinvested.
I’ve been to Dan-yr-Ogof, and it was shit. So no loss really.
Councils need extra cash-
Either,
Residents pay extra council tax,
Or
Visitors pay a small amount extra for the pressure they put on local services.
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Tourism attractions will close their businesses and fly Welsh flags at half-mast on St David’s Day in protest against the Welsh Government’s proposed tourism tax.
Bloody ridiculous.
Ok here we go. I might get downvoted on this one. I don’t see what the problem is. It’s £1.25 a night and it goes to the local council to improve things in the area. If you go away for a week it’s less than a tenner. I have been to other countries and they do it. It’s not as if it comes out of the money you pay. The people pay it on top of ticket price.
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Can’t think of a city in Europe I’ve been to recently that didn’t have a tourist tax. Ljubljana was about €3 a night and, despite being lovely, is a very minor tourist spot in Europe.
I don’t think anyone is skipping Wales as a holiday destination over the cost of a can of Coke.
Yeah that’ll show them! 😂
Let’s boycott X, Y and Z!
(Some time later).. well I can’t believe X and Y are closed. And now Z!
I have to pay £2 each way to get to liverpool from north wales. This ludicrous charge for a service that i use (the tunnel or the bridge) means that i NEVER travel to Liverpool to shop, go to gigs, hospital appointments, ever.
The people who allegedly run the ‘attraction’ that is pictured are a right bunch. I had to do business with them about 14-15 years ago,an extremely unpleasant experience. It was of course business that was funded by a grant that they had claimed, a grant funded by errr UK tax payers and at the time the EU. They really cannot join the dots can they?
I wrote to my MP, no reply, of course, why would they.
Mine is a totally selfish point of view, but is what it is.
It hacks me off. I know it’s only a couple of quid. The cost of living is ridiculous, I am on disability and have no way to make more income. I have fewer places I can stay anyway due to said disabilities. I also look after my mum who has dementia. If anyone’s been there, you know the score.
I go away for a few nights every month, so that I don’t end up imprisoned for elder abuse when I answer the same question for the 500th time that day, or have spent the day cleaning urine up and trying to get her to shower. A few nights away is my saving grace, and hers. Now it costs more. I pay council tax, I only stay in the next county over, and paid council tax there for years. Now I have to pay extra. I claim benefit for me, but paid tax for 15 years, and save a fortune to the council caring for mum. Now, on a fixed low budget, I have pay more to get a few nights away.
Being disabled is bloody expensive, and God knows what they will do to that in April. I pay £70 a week for therapy following a breakdown at work a few years ago, it helps me manage my ptsd symptoms. I pay £90 a fortnight for neuro physio, 7/8 quid a week on sunscreen because my meds make me more sunlight sensitive and skin cancer is a concern, to say nothing of mobility aids, suitable clothes and shoes etc.
That’s the way it is, I know. And I’m dead grateful I have welfare support to do this or I would be permanently wheelchair bound. But it all comes at a cost.
To pay extra to stay in a country I have always lived in, always paid tax to, is an irritation. It’s the principle of the thing, not the cost.
Said it was selfish, but it grinds my gears. I will pay the extra, because I couldn’t cope otherwise, but it hacks me off that I’ll have to.
Where’s my incredibly tiny violin?
Grow up. Plenty of countries have minor tourist taxes. I imagine this protest is going to do more damage than the taxes will! At least the tax money will get reinvested.
I’ve been to Dan-yr-Ogof, and it was shit. So no loss really.
Councils need extra cash-
Either,
Residents pay extra council tax,
Or
Visitors pay a small amount extra for the pressure they put on local services.
I vote to charge the visitors.
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