Queenstown Lakes' mayor insists the district needs a visitor levy but accommodation providers believe the proposed bed tax will hurt their businesses and New Zealand tourism. DEBBIE JAMIESON/STUFF Calls have been made to spread the levy across all tourism businesses in the Queenstown Lakes district. Like other peer-to-peer accommodation providers it already has similar systems running in other parts of the world. Debbie Jamieson/Stuff Lakes District Tax Equity Group organiser Nik Kiddle tells accommodation providers the proposed bed tax is "grossly unfair". DASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF Queenstown Lakes District mayor Jim Boult says an accommodation levy is the only option central Government will consider.

Source: Stuff April 18, 2019 21:56 UTC