The Government's pushing ahead with plans to triple the tourism tax in a bid to make overseas visitors pay for regional infrastructure upkeep.

The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy will go from the current $35 to $100 per visit from next month.

ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper theorises why the Government has implemented these changes.

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The Government's pushing ahead with plans to triple the tourism tax in a bid to make overseas visitors pay for regional infrastructure upkeep.
The International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy will go from the current $35 to $100 per visit from next month.
ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper theorises why the Government has implemented these changes.
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