Business leaders have rallied against a scheme they say would hit the Sussex tourist industry hard. The Audit Commission has proposed a "bed tax" - a tax on hotels and guest houses - as a way of propping up the council tax system.
But the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership says the tax, already operating in the US and Europe, would be unpopular.
It said: "A figure of 10 per cent tax on the cost of a room is being mooted but no official figure has been declared.
"Industry analysts estimate that this would add £100 on to the cost of a family holiday in the UK."
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
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