Because you need to give them money to be eligible apparently lol
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hard to drive all the way there
Launching it in Australia would cost tens of millions of dollars, and state and territory tourism bodies would be required to pitch in,
Why?
Because it is a for profit advertising scheme like the Better Business Bureau, JD Power & Associates, and other pay to play bullshit.
None of that explains how it has to do with taxes.
Requiring the government tourism agencies to be involved, which would require government spending from taxes, is part of the grift. Basically they don't want to roll it out unless the government is paying for a portion of the advertising by including it in tourism brochures, signage, and other formats. Updating all of those things costs time an money.
If that's a requirement coming from Michellin, that makes sense.
it's also a loss leader for Michelin, it costs more to keep the food reviews going than they make for it, so it requires support to run.
And that has to be paid for with taxes?
With money. From [Any given businesses' - in this case Michelin's] perspective - tax payer money is as good as any, and the path to get it is through bureaucracy.
Supporting culinary arts is a reasonable use of arts funding, to me.
The Good Food Guide gives hats, so we don't need stars.