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The enacted bill increased Philadelphia’s Hospitality Promotion Tax on hotel room rentals by adding a 0.3 percentage-point tax, collected from hotel patrons by hotel operators. It directs all revenue from this additional tax to marketing and tourism agencies, divided equally between the regional attractions marketing agency and the tourist promotion agency.

Amending Chapter 19-2400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Hotel Room Rental Tax," by increasing the rate at which the Hospitality Promotion Tax is imposed and providing for terms for the deposit and distribution of the revenues from such additional tax, all under certain terms and conditions.