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Discriminatory travel taxes and fees enacted on travel-related services impose an average increased cost on visitors of 57% over general sales tax, according to new research released by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel atlanta ga midtown furnished rentals Association (GBTA).
Findings from the 2012 annual study of car rental, hotel and meal taxes in the top 50 U.S. travel destination cities found these taxes are often used to fund local projects unrelated to tourism atlanta ga midtown furnished rentals and business travel.
Cities and states must think carefully about the sales that local businesses will lose because of the higher costs that travel taxes impose, said Joseph Bates, GBTA Foundation VP of research. Tax rates that spike add another dimension for travel managers and local businesses. If spending one night in Chicago is 81% more expensive than visiting Ft. Lauderdale, for example, it can have an effect on where businesses decide to meet, hold events and spend their travel dollars.
By discriminatory travel tax burden, excluding general sales taxes to count only taxes that target car rentals, hotel stays and meals. atlanta ga midtown furnished rentals Discriminatory travel taxes are targeted at travelers or travel-related areas and go above the general sales tax.
Discriminatory travel taxes are those imposed specifically on travel services above and beyond general sales taxes. California boasts the lowest discriminatory travel tax rates in several central city locations.
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