The Government today called on families to register rooms for the flood of tourists expected to visit Israel for the tenth anniversary celebration starting in April.
The announcement said that such rooms will be registered as first and second class, according to the type of accommodations offered, with prices fixed by the government. The announcement also said that there would be an automatic deduction of 12-1/2 percent at the source for income tax collections.
Government Tourist Corporation officials indicated that if the public did not balk at the treasury deduction, some 2,500 rooms would be made available in the larger cities, plus an additional number in smaller towns for tourists with automobiles. They added that every tourist could count on suitable accommodations, reporting that new hotels and motels were being built for that purpose.
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