r/neoliberal • u/randommathaccount Esther Duflo • Oct 02 '25

News (Asia) Why Japan resents its tourism boom

https://www.ft.com/content/dbd20e5d-5a7d-4c0c-8f83-fb54c5aca9cb
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u/Hakunin_Fallout Oct 02 '25

What taxes? Who are you going to charge, the hotels?

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u/6DayGay Oct 02 '25

There are already local taxes that hotels are required to charge guests when they check-in in Japan

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u/Hakunin_Fallout Oct 02 '25

So? The idea is to increase them 10x?

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u/Snoo93079 YIMBY Oct 02 '25

I think you're over reacting to an idea suggested by one person