As Birmingham is hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, it has explored the possibility of a Commonwealth Games tax to help in the funding.
The proposal is a £1 per person per night tax on people staying in hotels in Birmingham. Central Government is ‘looking into the proposal’, but there is great scepticism as to whether it will be permitted.
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