Tax tourists to pay off Japanese whalers: Theft-promoting academic

A Queensland academic says Australia could help prevent whale hunting by imposing a levy on the tourism industry.

Professor Clevo Wilson from the Queensland University of Technology says countries including Japan should be compensated for any job or income losses they would incur if they were to stop whaling.

The environmental economics expert says whale-watching tourism businesses should be charged a levy, with the proceeds to be given to countries which stop hunting whales.

"What we are trying to do is compensate those who are giving up on whaling, those who are giving up on jobs. As long as they're compensated I suppose that they will give up whaling," he said.

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Tax tourists to pay off Japanese whalers: Theft-promoting academic

Tax tourists to pay off Japanese whalers: Theft-promoting academic

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