Minneapolis City Council members look to increase tourism with 2% charge on hotel stays AlphaNews.org

Minneapolis City Council members look to increase tourism with 2% charge on hotel stays AlphaNews.org

Share This StoryA group of Minneapolis City Council members are proposing a new charge on hotels and other lodging businesses that operate in the city. Introduced earlier this month, the pending ordinance would charge a 2% fee on the gross revenue of every room rental. The fee would be paid by the lodging businesses and would apply to any hotel, motel, resort, bed and breakfast or similar establishment that has 50 or more rooms. However, the lan…

Vote NO on Increasing Taxes in Tillamook County

Tillamook County is asking voters to approve a 40% tax increase via ballot measure 29-183 to increase the Transient Lodging Tax from 10% to 14%. Our economy is in the midst of uncertainty. Our budget needs better financial oversight. Let’s not shoot the golden goose by taxing our visitors right out of Tillamook County. Love it or hate it, tourism is vital to our economy both directly and indirectly. Our overnight visitors pay their fair share wh…