I thought Ya'll was more commie/socialist than this? What gives...does the prospect of screwing over erryone coming to town out weigh the sense of French Brotherhood and compassion? Paris 2024 Olympics new slogan - Take the Souvenirs, Leave your money. Well hot damn. Maybe your peoples is really capitalist at heart. "The government has said the 200-percent increase in the tourist tax will help fund public transport. The syndicates claimed it would "amount to 423 million euros in tax collected a year -- far more than the 200 million euros" the government and the regional transport authority have said they needed." "Hotels have already increased their rates for a night during the Olympics from July 26 to August 11." "The controversy comes after regional authorities announced a sharp rise in public transport tickets for the Games, sparking anger. The regional transport authority is to near-double metro fares for single tickets and 10-ticket passes during the Olympics." "President Emmanuel Macron's government is to invoke article 49.3 of the French constitution to pass its 2024 budget without a vote. It does not have a majority following 2022 elections and has several times used the controversial mechanism, including to enact its highly disputed pension reform earlier this year despite months of protest." https://www.yahoo.com/sports/paris-hotels-angry-over-tourist-160224528.html
