New hotel tax to help tourism

March 31, 2003
Source: CBC Calgary
Original story - link verified on March 31, 2003

The cost of staying in an Alberta hotel may be going up, as the provincial government talks about putting an additional 2.5 percent tax on the existing 5 percent hotel tax. The new money – which could be about $30 million a year – will be used to promote tourism..

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