National's pledging cash for councils - instead of a bed tax - to deal with growing tourism and related infrastructure issues.

The party's promised it'll hand over a share of revenue from the newly announced International Visitor Levy, divvied up according to a council's visitor nights.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has voiced disapproval with this idea, and says Auckland will be short-changed as a result of this. 

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National's pledging cash for councils - instead of a bed tax - to deal with growing tourism and related infrastructure issues.
The party's promised it'll hand over a share of revenue from the newly announced International Visitor Levy, divvied up according to a council's visitor nights.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has voiced disapproval with this idea, and says Auckland will be short-changed as a result of this.&nbsp;
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on National promising International Visitor Levy as an alternative to bed taxes

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