Tourism industry welcomes tax measures in Budget 2014
The tourism and hospitality industry has welcomed two key measures announced in today's budget.
During Budget speeches today, it was announced that the lower 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector, which was due to be abolished, would continue. The air travel tax was also cut to 0% from April next year.
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