Senedd Set to Sign Off on £1.30-a-Night Tourism Tax

Readers and politicians react as Senedd set to sign off on £1.30-a-night tourism tax

READERS and politicians have been reacting to the news that the Senedd looks set to sign off on £1.30-a-night tourism tax.

Senedd set to sign off on £1.30-a-night tourism tax

The Senedd debated dozens of final changes to plans for a £1.30-a-night tourism levy, with the tax set to get the go-ahead in a key vote next week.

Council bosses 'gambling' over plan to introduce one of Europe's highest tourist taxes

Aberdeen’s proposals for a 7 per cent levy could see tourists charged more than they would in major European cities like Barcelona and Rome.

Tourism Leaders Warn Visitor Levy Decision 'Could be Made Without Crucial Data'

MWT Cymru chief executive Zoe Hawkins (left) and vice chairman Suzy Davies. Mid Wales tourism industry leaders have voiced concerns that the Welsh Government is pressing ahead with a proposed tourism tax “before fully understanding the potential impacts”. The Visitor Levy Bill has passed the third stage in the Senedd, which means it will likely be approved later this month before seeking Royal Assent from the King. The new legislation will give …

Self-catering businesses ‘pushed to brink’ by Welsh tax rules

James Evans MS has written to the Welsh Government calling for urgent action to address the impact of the 182-day occupancy rule on Wales’ self-catering holiday lets, warning that the policy is pushing tourism businesses to the brink.

Tourist trade offered reassurance on tourist tax

Tourist venues and holiday businesses in West Lothian will be asked for their views on a visitor levy which could bring in £1m a year.  Council officers promised the cash generated by any ‘tourist tax’ has to be ploughed back into the industry, and a trade-led forum will have oversight.    It comes as the county is […] The post Tourist trade offered reassurance on tourist tax appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.