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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Sep 10, 12:00 PM
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Tourist tax plans will be ‘hugely damaging’, warn holiday firms
Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s were among those to criticise the plans to allow mayors to introduce tourist taxes.
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What happened Tourist tax plans will be ‘hugely damaging’, warn holiday firms.
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Left / center-leftTourist tax plans will be ‘hugely damaging’, warn holiday firms
The Independent · Center-left · News report
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The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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The IndependentNews report · Sep 10, 12:00 PM
Tourist tax plans will be ‘hugely damaging’, warn holiday firms
Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Butlin’s were among those to criticise the plans to allow mayors to introduce tourist taxes.
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Sep 10, 12:00 PM: The Independent joined the source map.
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