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To: Vendit™ who wrote (259)	12/13/1999 9:06:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) of 430

Monday December 13 7:38 AM ET 'Toilet Tax' in Popular Tourist City VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Pity the Weak-Bladdered Tourists Caught Short in Central Venice. In a bid to tap deeper into its rich stream of non-resident revenue, the watery city overtaken by millions of visitors is saddling them with a controversial ''toilet tax'' -- a steep surcharge on the price of using public lavatories. The reason is simple. Just 50,000 people live in the center of the city but some 10 million invade it every year, making heavy use of public services but paying little toward their upkeep. ''We are a tiny population compared to the number of visitors we get -- we have to offer public services for 10 million people. It's impossible for us Venetians to pay those costs with our taxes,'' says a spokeswoman for the city council. Introduced in September, what critics have dubbed the ''pee-pee tax'' charges non-residents 1,000 lire (52 cents) per WC visit. City residents, meanwhile, can buy a 6,000 lire three-year pass allowing them access to public conveniences for 500 lire a time.

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