The boss of Queenstown's Eichardt's Private Hotel and The Grille says the council's policy to offer a 50 per cent discount on businesses' table and chairs licence fees is ''too little, too late''.
The council last month announced the discount is in response to Covid-19 and applies to fees coming due this year.
James Cavanagh said he used to pay $4000 a year for eight outside tables but, when he received his 2020 invoice in late '19, that had risen to about $9200 to reflect ''market value''.
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