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Daniel Inouye: “The occupancies are rising, and yet even at that, and even with the legislature raising the hotel room tax this year…”

On the recordAugust 23, 2009
The occupancies are rising, and yet even at that, and even with the legislature raising the hotel room tax this year, our revenues from the hotel room tax are down substantially.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Inouye discusses the paradox of rising occupancies but declining tax revenues.

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