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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson
Let the beneficiaries ( the tourist industry and all those other businesses who allegedly benefit from the New Year (and other events) pay for them then , why should they get a free ride when no one else does ?
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I suppose by your reckoning that the government should cut it's
$137M annual funding of tourism australia as well?
Sydney's fireworks are a world class event. The promotion of the city that they bring would pay itself off with increased tourism from the exposure. Tourism brings in money to the industry, and the industry brings in money to the government through tax revenue, from both business tax, and payroll tax. Tourism creates jobs for many Australians.
If you want to make money (even through taxation) then you need to spend money at times.