Hospitality and leisure bosses in England are urging the government to scrap proposals for a tourist tax, while voters in Bangladesh participated in a landmark election, and Kosovo's parliament approved a new government. Additionally, Democrats in the United States Congress proposed a new law to eliminate the statute of limitations for federal civil sex abuse cases.
According to BBC Business, over 200 hospitality and leisure bosses have urged the government to abandon plans for a tax on holidays in England. They argued that the proposed "modest" tourist tax, or visitor levy, would drain money from local businesses. Major holiday providers, including Butlin's, Hilton, Travelodge, and the owner of Alton Towers theme park, have expressed their concerns to the government. "Holidays are for relaxing, not taxing," a source stated.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh held its first truly competitive election in 17 years, as reported by Al Jazeera and Sky News. More than 127 million people were eligible to vote in the election, which pitted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party against its former ally, the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami. The election followed the collapse of the government in 2024 during a crackdown on protesters. Young, first-time voters in Dhaka expressed hope for a more democratic future, according to Al Jazeera.
In Kosovo, the parliament approved a new government led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, ending a yearlong political deadlock. Lawmakers in the 120-member assembly backed Kurti's cabinet in a 66-49 vote, hours after parliament convened for the first time since his Vetevendosje party won a snap election in December, Al Jazeera reported.
Also, Democrats in the United States Congress proposed a new law, named "Virginia's Law," that would fully eliminate the statute of limitations for federal civil sex abuse cases, as reported by Al Jazeera. The legislation is named after Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and his associates of sexually abusing and trafficking her in the 1990s.
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