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Island Morning | Feb 6, 2013 | 5:23

James Cudmore - 3 Percent Marketing Levy Results

For the past six months, tourist operators across PEI have been talking about the tax. The 3 percent levy would generate an extra million dollars a year for marketing. There are six regional tourism associations across PEI. And they were all asked for their input. The results are in. Brendan Elliot spoke with Tourism Industry Association of PEI executive director, Don Cudmore.

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