Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’
03.58 EDTHospitality sector claims thousands at jobs at risk from Burnham's plan to let mayors levy tourism taxGood morning. In May this year Keir Starmer included plans for an overnight visitor levy bill in the king’s speech.Scotland and Wales already have their own versions of this.Now Burnham’s government is about to announce further details of the plan. The Daily Telegraph has the story.Telegraph splash Photograph: Daily TelegraphIn May the government was not specific about whether or not there would be a cap on how high the levy could go.
- ▪03.58 EDTHospitality sector claims thousands at jobs at risk from Burnham's plan to let mayors levy tourism taxGood morning.
- ▪In May this year Keir Starmer included plans for an overnight visitor levy bill in the king’s speech.Scotland and Wales already have their own versions of this.Now Burnham’s government is about to announce further details of the plan.
- ▪The Daily Telegraph has the story.Telegraph splash Photograph: Daily TelegraphIn May the government was not specific about whether or not there would be a cap on how high the levy could go.
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03.58 EDTHospitality sector claims thousands at jobs at risk from Burnham's plan to let mayors levy tourism taxGood morning. Last year Andy Burnham, who was then mayor of Greater Manchester, and his close friend and ally Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool city region, were urging the government to allow mayors in England to bring in what they called a visitor levy.English mayors push for visitor levy to boost income from tourismRead moreBurnham and Rotheram were pushing at an open door. In May this year Keir Starmer included plans for an overnight visitor levy bill in the king’s speech.Scotland and Wales already have their own versions of this.Now Burnham’s government is about to announce further details of the plan.
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