Arwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 days agoMuseums warn against charges for overseas touristswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkMuseums warn against charges for overseas touristswww.bbc.comArwu@programming.dev to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarewiccan2@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoDoesn’t matter if it brings us inline with Europe, it’s wrong there too. Our museums should be free to all not just students and British citizens. Edit: autocorrect
minus-squaretheo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoHow would you feel if this tourist tax was instead charged at the point of an overnight stay? I feel like this is the more common option across Europe, but also has been criticised pretty heavily.
minus-squarewiccan2@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoI don’t like that either, culture should not be taxed. We live in a world where everything we do is increasingly being turned into a for profit business. We should be allowed at least one safehaven.
Doesn’t matter if it brings us inline with Europe, it’s wrong there too.
Our museums should be free to all not just students and British citizens.
Edit: autocorrect
How would you feel if this tourist tax was instead charged at the point of an overnight stay? I feel like this is the more common option across Europe, but also has been criticised pretty heavily.
I don’t like that either, culture should not be taxed.
We live in a world where everything we do is increasingly being turned into a for profit business. We should be allowed at least one safehaven.