A bill that would add a tax of up to 200 yen per stay at Tokyo hotels was presented to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on the first day of its regular session Tuesday.
After passing through the fiscal finance panel, the plenary session of the assembly is expected to pass the bill with the backing of the Liberal Democratic Party and other parties before the session ends on Dec. 19.
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