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Monday, 23 September 2024
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- Tourist tax or more government cash for public buses, says Andy BurnhamGreater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham has floated the idea of a tourism tax as a means of helping fund stronger bus services across the country at Labour conference in Liverpool.
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