单词 | bed tax |
释义 | > as lemmasbed tax bed tax n. originally U.S. a tax levied on the use of hotel accommodation. ΚΠ 1958 N.Y. Times 7 Dec. xx. 23/4 Future visitors to Los Angeles will be pleased to know that they have apparently escaped a 5 per cent municipal bed tax on hotel rooms such as New York exacts. 1977 Economist (Nexis) 3 Sept. 91 A bed-tax would hit long-distance lorry drivers, British Railmen and commercial travellers.., but because the tax would be ad valorem, people staying in cheaper hotels would pay relatively little. 1995 Financial Rev. (Sydney) 3 Mar. 9/6 A 5 per cent bed tax on Australian hotel and motel accommodation would force many Australians to alter their travel plans. < as lemmas |
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