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Tourists in Edinburgh face paying Scotlandâs first visitor levy charge
Visitors staying overnight in the capital will have to pay a five fee per night, capped at seven nights.
Scotlandâs first-ever visitor levy has been approved by councillors in Edinburgh. Members of the city council agreed the plans which will bring in the charge on those staying in overnight accommodation.
Visitors staying in the city will have to pay a five fee per night, capped at seven nights â which is expected to raise up to £50 million a year for the local authority. With a rare red weather warning in place as a result of Storm Eowyn, councillors met virtually on Friday to discuss the proposals.
Council leader Jane Meagher has previously described the levy as a âonce-in-a-lifetime opportunityâ to invest in the city. Last year, the Scottish Parliament approved legislation giving councils the ability to introduce such a charge.
The five per cent charge will apply to those staying in hotels, bed and breakfasts, and other forms of accommodation, including holiday lets. Under the councilâs plans, it will be applied on bookings made after May 1 this year, for accommodation stays onwards from July 24 next year.
Fridayâs full council meeting to discuss the proposal comes after it was backed last week by the authorityâs policy and sustainability committee. The Green and SNP groups on the city council urged the Labour-run administration to adopt a higher rate of the levy, proposing seven per cent and eight per cent respectively. They argued more money is needed for housing in the city.
Conservative councillor Iain Whyte said his group did not back the levy, arguing it will damage tourism, but put forward proposals as they recognised it would happen anyway. Council leader Meagher said she had sought to accommodate the other partiesâ interests in the administrationâs motion, saying the council had listened to a âhuge range of consulteesâ.
She said: âWe have listened to many voices and come to a conclusion that is sustainable, consistent with legislation and and will enhance our city. I want to make this scheme a success. If there are reasons, outwith our control, the scheme is held up by other factors, I would like to point out that 4%, 5%, 7% or 8% of nothing is precisely nothing.â
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) warned councillors against a âheadlong rush to be the firstâ to introduce the charge. Garry Clark, FSBâs development manager for Edinburgh and the east of Scotland, said earlier: âEdinburghâs small accommodation providers havenât yet been given all the information necessary to plan for the potential impact on them.â
UK Hospitality Scotland said implementation should be paused until at least October this year. Executive director Leon Thompson said: âAccommodation businesses are undoubtedly going to face significant burdens and additional cost as they implement new systems to deal with the levy. Iâve been pleased that the council has so far recognised that through the business support measures they have included.â
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