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Russia: St. Petersburg Tourist Tax

Posted 7 February 2010

Countries	Russia
Topics	Finance, Governance, Law, Travel, Politics

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বাংলা	· রাশিয়া: সেইন্ট পিটার্সবার্গ ভ্রমণ কর
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St Petersblurb writes about the harm that the new tourist tax proposed by St. Petersburg government would do to the city.

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