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| Above, a moat of Osaka Castle. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The U.S. isn't the only country who has gone "tax crazy" these past several years.
The prefecture of Osaka is considering a new tax on tourists to make the region more attractive and investing in the region's tourism infrastructure.
According to the South China Morning Post:
Another popular tourist destination in Japan is planning to introduce a new levy on foreign visitors, with the governor of Osaka prefecture vowing that the funds generated from the tax will be reinvested into the region’s tourism infrastructure.
Industry insiders and analysts broadly agree that an additional small daily levy would not place too much of a burden on travellers or put others off visiting Osaka – but they emphasise that the prefecture must keep its promise to plough those funds back into the tourism sector.
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura announced on Wednesday that he would set up a panel to consider the new levy in April and to examine the effectiveness of an existing accommodation tax.
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