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Scotland

Visitor levy can be ‘force for good’, minister insists

A new visitor levy in Scotland could be a “force for good” for the country’s tourism industry, a minister has said. Public finance minister Tom Arthur spoke out as MSPs approved by 86 votes to 30 the general principles of a Bill which would empower ...

16 Jan 2024 at 18:03

Scotland

MSPs to vote on Bill which could bring in visitor levies in Scotland

Plans to give local authorities new powers to charge a levy on overnight stays are to be voted on at Holyrood. MSPs will debate and vote on the general principles of legislation empowering councils to introduce a visitor levy. If passed by the ...

16 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Council survey finds 60% ‘totally in favour’ of visitor levy in Edinburgh

Three out of five people are “totally in favour” of introducing a visitor levy on accommodation in Edinburgh, a survey for council chiefs in the capital has found. However less than a quarter (24%) of visitors who responded to Edinburgh City ...

08 Mar 2024 at 16:00

Scotland

Imposing visitor levy on campervans would be ‘onerous’, council leaders warn

Charging a visitor levy on wild campers and holidaymakers in motorhomes who do not stay on regulated sites would be “onerous”, council leaders have warned. Gail Macgregor, economy spokesperson for the local government body Cosla, stressed ...

14 Nov 2023 at 13:41

Scotland

Visitor levy should be ‘game-changing investment’ in tourism industry, MSPs told

Cash-strapped councils must not use money raised from a proposed levy on overnight stays to make up for budget cuts, tourism leaders have said, insisting the charge cannot become a “toilet tax or a trash tax”. With suggestions that the ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:44

Scotland

Proposed new visitor levy ‘can be a good thing’, MSPs told

Introducing a new levy on overnight stays for visitors could be a “good thing” if it is “done in the right way”, a senior official from the City of Edinburgh Council has said. Paul Lawrence, executive director of place for the ...

31 Oct 2023 at 12:58

Scotland

MSPs warned of ‘extremely negative impacts’ of planned new visitor levy

A planned new visitor levy in Scotland could worsen problems with campervans and wild camping in rural communities, MSPs have been warned. While campers and motorhomes staying on campsites would have to pay the proposed ...

24 Oct 2023 at 13:12

Visitor levy unlikely to have detrimental impact on tourism, say MSPs

‘Unlikely’ visitor levy would have detrimental impact on tourism

A visitor levy in Scotland would be “unlikely” to have a detrimental impact on local authority areas, a Holyrood committee has said in a report. The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning ...

21 Dec 2023 at 09:34

Scotland

MSPs extend deadline for submissions on proposed new visitor levy

Businesses are being given more time to respond to a Holyrood committee as it prepares to probe plans to allow councils to charge a fee on overnight stays. The Scottish Government has put forward legislation ...

05 Jul 2023 at 15:47

Scotland

Legislation to introduce visitor levy for overnight stays published at Holyrood

Cash raised from a new levy on overnight stays in hotels and other forms of accommodation could be used to help attract more visitors to Scotland, the public finance minister has said. Tom Arthur said while ...

25 May 2023 at 10:56

Scotland

Councils want visitor levy powers to be introduced faster

Council leaders are calling on Holyrood to accelerate plans to give them the power to introduce a charge on overnight stays. MSPs will this week back legislation giving local authorities the ability to set ...

27 May 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Holyrood backs Bill that could introduce UK’s ‘first true visitor levy’

Scotland could have the “first true visitor levy” in the UK, MSPs have been told, as Holyrood passed legislation that will give local councils the power to introduce such a charge. Employment and ...

28 May 2024 at 18:56

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